Galactic Years and Celestial Concepts
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Emma Peterson
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Physics, Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
What is the basic definition of a year?
The time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth.
The time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
The period it takes for one body to orbit another.
The duration of a single season on Earth.
2.
Multiple Choice
Which type of year is defined by the Earth's axis returning to the same angle relative to the sun?
Sidereal year
Anomalistic year
Tropical year
Galactic year
3.
Multiple Choice
What is a sidereal year?
The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun.
The time it takes for the same stars to rise behind the sun again.
The time between closest approaches to the sun.
The time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
4.
Multiple Choice
Which year does the civil calendar attempt to follow?
Galactic year
Tropical year
Sidereal year
Anomalistic year
5.
Multiple Choice
How long is a year on Mercury in Earth days?
88 Earth days
225 Earth days
365 Earth days
165 Earth days
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