Astronomy Unit Exam Review

What are the bodies, or natural satellites, that orbit the Sun?

• constellations

• stars

• planets

• asteroids

What is the correct order of the planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

Which planets are the rocky planets?

• Venus, Earth, Neptune, Mars

• Jupiter, Earth, Mercury, Venus

• Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Neptune

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

List the names of the gaseous planets.

• Venus, Jupiter, Neptune, Earth

• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

• Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Saturn

• Neptune, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn

What are two important resources that the sun provides that is needed by life in Earth?

• oxygen, light

• heat, light

• water, oxygen

• seasons, light

How long does it take for Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?

• 366 days

• 24 hours

• 48 hours

• 365 1/4 days

What instrument can we use to get the best view of objects in the night sky?

• compass

• astrolabe

• sextant

• telescope

What happens as a result of the tilt of the Earth on its axis?

• day and night

• seasons

• moon phases

What season is the Northern Hemisphere having when the northern hemisphere is pointed directly towards the sun?

• spring

• fall

• summer

• winter

What causes day and night on Earth?

• revolution around the sun

• rotation of Earth on its axis