Astronomy Benchmark

Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the Moon and the Sun. What items revolve around each other in the picture?

• Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball

• Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball

• Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball

• Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball

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Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Rotation of Earth and rotation of the Sun

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of Earth

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

• Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun

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We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the Moon moves between which two phases?

• Position X and Position W

• Position Y and Position X

• Position Z and Position Y

• Position W and Position Z

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Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

• Position W

• Position Y

• Position Z

• Position X

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Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

• Earth's shadow is on the Sun.

• The Moon's shadow is on the Sun.

• Earth's shadow is on the Moon.

• The Moon's shadow is on Earth.

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The diagram below represents one position of Earth in its orbit. Points A and B represent locations on Earth’s surface. Location A is experiencing daylight while location B is experiencing darkness. What Earth motion will bring location B into daylight in the next few hours?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Gravity

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The diagram below represents Earth revolving around the Sun. Approximately how many days does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

• 365

• 30

• 180

• 90

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The data table shows the sunrise and sunset times for the first day of each season at a location in New York State. Which season has a sunrise at 5:42 a.m. and a sunset at 8:30 p.m.?

• Fall

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

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According to the data table, which season has a sunrise at 7:16 a.m. and a sunset at 4:31 p.m.?

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

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In the data table, which season has a sunrise at 6:59 a.m. and a sunset at 7:07 p.m.?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

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