Space Unit Test

Astronomy is the study of?

• The Earth and Moon
• The Sun
• The Planets
• All of the above

How many planets are there in our Solar System?

• 5 planets
• 7 planets
• 8 planets
• 9 planets

Modern day scientists believe that the model of our universe is a?

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric

The Earth's axis is?

• A visible line that goes through a planet or moon that the planet or moon rotates on
• An invisible line that goes through a planet or moon that the planet or moon rotates on
• The invisible line that goes around the Earth from east to west and separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
• What holds the wheels in place on the Earth

If the sun is currently shinning on North America, in Asia it is?

• The summer
• The winter
• Night / Dark out
• The sun is shinning in Asia as well

If it is the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, in the Southern Hemisphere it is?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter
• Spring

An example of rotation is?

• When a planet turns on it's axis.
• When a planet moves around a central object (sun).
• When a planet stays in place and a moon goes around it
• When the Sun moves around the Earth

An example of revolution is:

• When a planet turns on it's axis.
• When a planet moves around a central object (sun).
• When a planet stays in place and a moon goes around it
• When the Sun moves around the Earth

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation?

• 12 Hours
• 1 Day (24 hours)
• 1 Month (30 days)
• 1 Year (365 days)

How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 1 Day (24 hours)
• 1 Month (30 days)
• 1 Year (365 days)