*Astronomy and Space Science

Earth's rotation takes about ___

• 365 days.

• 6 months.

• 24 hours.

• 1 month.

One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about one ___

• rotation.

• season.

• year.

• eclipse.

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Earth has seasons because ___

• it rotates on its axis.

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes.

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

• the temperature of the sun changes.

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When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience ___

• more indirect rays and shorter days.

• more indirect rays and longer days.

• more direct rays and shorter days.

• more direct rays and longer days.

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The phase of the moon you see depends on ___

• where you are on Earth's surface.

• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

• how much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun.

• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

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For a solar eclipse to occur, ___

• the sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

• the moon must be directly between Earth and the sun.

• the moon must be directly behind Earth.

• Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon.

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The space shuttle ____.

• can only be used once.

• can be used many times to carry astronauts into orbit.

• is an unscrewed space probe.

• carried astronauts to the moon.

Both reflecting and refracting telescopes are designed to ____.

• break visible light into colors of the spectrum.

• separate visible light from ultraviolet and radio waves.

• gather and focus visible light.

• work better with short-wavelength radiation.

Characteristics used to classify stars include ____.

• distance, size, and color.

• size, distance, and brightness.

• color, brightness, and distance.

• size, brightness, and temperature.

A star is ____ when nuclear fusion starts.

• exploding

• dying

• born

• cooling

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