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WorksheetsAstronomy Ch. 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles is called Earth's
a)
rotation
b)
axis
c)
revolution
d)
orbit
2.
The spinning of Earth on it's axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
d)
inertia
3.
The movement of Earth around the sun is called it's
a)
rotation
b)
axis
c)
revolution
d)
orbit
4.
The path that Earth travels around the Sun is called its
a)
rotation
b)
axis
c)
revolution
d)
orbit
5.
One Earth revolution takes
a)
6 months
b)
24 hours
c)
1 year
d)
1 month
6.
One rotation takes Earth
a)
1 month
b)
24 hours
c)
1 year
d)
6 months
7.
When the appears the farthest North of the equator, it is called the
a)
Vernal Equinox
b)
Autumnal Equinox
c)
Summer Solstice
d)
Winter Solstice
8.
When the noon sun hit directly overhead at the equator on Sept. 22nd it is called
a)
Vernal Equinox
b)
Autumnal Equinox
c)
Summer Solstice
d)
Winter Solstice
9.
The vernal equinox marks the beginning of _________________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.
A push or a pull is called a(n)
a)
orbit
b)
inertia
c)
gravity
d)
force
11.
__________________ attracts all objects toward each other
a)
orbit
b)
inertia
c)
gravity
d)
force
12.
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is called
a)
orbit
b)
inertia
c)
gravity
d)
force
13.
What moon phases is shown in picture C?
a)
Waning Gibous
b)
1st Quarter Moon
c)
3rd Quarter Moon
d)
New Moon
14.
What moon phases is shown in picture F?
a)
Waning Gibous
b)
1st Quarter Moon
c)
3rd Quarter Moon
d)
New Moon
15.
What moon phases is shown in picture H?
a)
Waning Gibous
b)
1st Quarter Moon
c)
3rd Quarter Moon
d)
New Moon
16.
This occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun.
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
umbra
d)
penumbra
17.
This occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun..
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
umbra
d)
penumbra
18.
The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours is called
a)
gravity
b)
tides
c)
force
d)
eclipse
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