SSA Space Science Review

VOCAB: A collection of billions of stars, nebulae, gases, dust, and planets.

• blue shift

• red shift

• galaxy

• Big Bang Theory

What causes us to experience different seasons on Earth?

• the rotation of Earth

• the revolution of Earth

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt

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Which term refers to Earth's spin around its axis?

• rotation

• revolution

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The Earth spins around its own axis once every ____ hours

• 22

• 24

• 365

• 18

The Sun appears to move across the sky because...

• The sun is spinning around the Earth

• The moon is spinning around the Earth

• The Earth is rotating (spinning)

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It takes the moon about a _____ to revolve around the Earth

• day

• month

• year

• minute

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Which moon phase is shown?

• Full Moon

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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What is a revolution when talking about Earth?

• One Earth day

• One day and night cycle

• One trip around the Sun

• One full season

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The path on which the moon travels around the Earth is called the what?

• Orbit

• Elliptical orbit

• Lunar orbit

• Electron orbit

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What two elements fuel the Sun?

• Lithium and Helium

• Hydrogen and Nitrogen

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen