Sci202 3rd Quiz (Astro)

Which natural object in the sky is the brightest during daytime?

• Sun

• Moon

• Rainbow

• Clouds

The following can be observed during night time, except for one. Which one is it?

• Sun

• Moon

• Rainbow

• Clouds

Which is formed when water evaporates and suspends in the air?

• Meteor

• Rainbow

• Clouds

• Rain

What causes day and night?

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

How long does it take the earth to rotate one time?

• 24 hours

• 100 weeks

• 365.25 days

• 1,000 years

Which is observed in the sky usually after a rain shower?

• meteor

• rainbow

• clouds

• rain

Which is TRUE about the moon?

• The moon has its own light.

• The moon may still be seen at daytime but it looks pale.

• The moon is the closest star to the Earth.

• The moon is an example of an artificial satellite.

There are eight different ways the moon looks and they are called

• moon surface

• phases

• eclipses

• crescents

This is the imaginary line through a sphere.  In the case of our planet earth, this is slightly tilted.

• latitutde

• longitude

• axis

• equator

It is the movement of the Earth on its own axis.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• axis