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1.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
2.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
3.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
4.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
5.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
6.
Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.
a)
waxing
b)
waning
c)
new
d)
eclipse
7.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
8.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
9.
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
a)
physically changing size and shape.
b)
moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
c)
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
d)
having craters on its surface.
10.
There are ______ phases of the moon.
a)
12
b)
10
c)
8
d)
5
11.
One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about
a)
one rotation
b)
half a year
c)
one year
d)
one season
12.
The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.
a)
12
b)
24
c)
14
d)
28
13.
At all times the moon is half lit up by the sun.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
What type of telescope is pictured above?
a)
reflective
b)
refracting
c)
Space
d)
radio
15.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
16.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
17.
Name the phase of the moon for letter c
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
18.
Name the phase of the moon for letter b
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
19.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
20.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
21.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
22.
A ______ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth. The moon's shadow then hits Earth.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
vernal equinox
d)
autumnal equinox
23.
A ______ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth. The moon's shadow then hits Earth.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
c)
vernal equinox
d)
autumnal equinox
24.
As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
a)
months
b)
day and night
c)
seasons
d)
years
25.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
26.
What is Earth?
a)
The 4th planet from the sun, we live on it.
b)
The 3rd planet from the sun, we live on it.
c)
The 2nd planet from the sun, we live on it.
d)
The 5th planet from the sun, we live on it.
27.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
28.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
29.
What does waning mean?
a)
Getting larger
b)
Getting smaller
30.
What is the sun?
a)
A star
b)
A moon
c)
A planet
d)
An asteroid
31.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
32.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
Waxing crescent
33.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
New moon
b)
First quarter moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Last quarter moon
34.
What phase of the moon is pictured here?
a)
New moon
b)
Waxing crescent moon
c)
Full moon
d)
Waxing gibbous moon
35.
What is the name of the solar system we are in?
a)
Snickers
b)
Milky Way
c)
Great Nebula
d)
Solar System
36.
What causes the seasons on Earth?
a)
Its distance from the sun
b)
The tilt of its axis
c)
None of these
d)
None of these
37.
Equinox means.....
a)
Equal season
b)
Equal year
c)
Equal Night
d)
None of these
38.
This is what is we call the shortest and longest days of the year. There is one in June and one in December.
a)
Solstice
b)
Equinox
c)
Astronomice
d)
Astrononox
39.
Which of these is the word to describe the reason we only see one side of the moon?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbital motion
d)
synchronous motion
40.
The periodic rise and fall of the ocean's surface called...
a)
flooding
b)
draught
c)
tides
d)
waves
41.
What are the two kinds of Eclipses?
a)
Spring and Summer
b)
Fall and Winter
c)
Solar and Nebular
d)
Solar and Lunar
42.
Which describes a spring tide?
a)
These tides have very high high tides and very low low tides.
b)
These tides have very high high tides and low tides.
c)
These tides have very low high tides and very high low tides.
d)
These tides have very low high tides and very low low tides.
43.
What causes a neap tide?
a)
The Sun and Moon are lined up with Earth.
b)
The Sun and Moon are perpendicular to each other around Earth.
c)
None of these
d)
Both of these
44.
What causes a solar eclipse?
a)
During the full moon phase Earth is in the Moon's shadow.
b)
During the new moon phase Earth is in the Moon's shadow.
c)
During the full moon phase the Moon is in Earth's shadow.
d)
During the new moon phase the Moon is in the Earth's shadow.
45.
A _______ is an object that orbits another object in space.
a)
tide
b)
revolution
c)
planet
d)
star
46.
A _____ is tool that makes faraway objects look larger.
a)
satellite
b)
telescope
c)
ellipse
d)
revolution
47.
Which planet is closer to the sun than Earth?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
48.
As the earth moves higher in the sky, shadows...
a)
stay the same.
b)
start forming.
c)
get longer.
d)
get shorter.
49.
Identify this moon
a)
quarter moon
b)
new moon
c)
half moon
d)
crescent moon
50.
Name all the inner planets in order:
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
51.
Which planet is one of the four outer planets?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Pluto
d)
Mercury
52.
The largest planet in our solar system is...
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mercury
53.
If Earth was the size of an apple, then the moon would be the size of a...
a)
blueberry
b)
watermelon
c)
orange
d)
cantaloupe
54.
The inner and outer planets are separated by...
a)
a wall
b)
the asteroid belt
c)
Earth's moon
d)
Pluto
55.
Seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis and Earth's...
a)
revolution.
b)
rotation.
c)
weather.
d)
speed.
56.
At which time would your shadow be the shortest?
a)
7:00 am
b)
7:00 pm
c)
12:00 pm
d)
3:30 pm
57.
We see different constellations in different seasons because...
a)
of Earth's revolution.
b)
of Earth's rotation
c)
They hide.
d)
They move the Earth.
58.
The distance that light travels in one year...
a)
Light year
b)
Quantumyear
c)
Stellar-year
d)
1 million kilometers
59.
Lightyear is used by scientist to measure what?
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Energy
60.
Which of these stars is hottest?
a)
Red Star
b)
Yellow Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
61.
When the moon is between the earth and sun and casts a shadow on earth, a ___ occurs.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
62.
When the earth is between the sun and moon and casts a shadow on the moon a ___ occurs.
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
63.
Our universe is
a)
expanding
b)
contracting
c)
holding steady
64.
What two forces keep the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
Gravity and magnetism
b)
Inertia and magnetism
c)
Gravity and inertia
d)
Gravity and mass
65.
Our galaxy has about ___ stars in it.
a)
100 million
b)
100 billion
c)
400 billion
d)
100 trillion
66.
Planets travel in orbits that are in the shape of a ___ .
a)
ellipse
b)
circle
c)
triangle
d)
sphere
67.
Objects with greater ___ pull objects with lesser ___ .
a)
mass/mass
b)
strength/strength
c)
size/size
d)
distance/distance
68.
The greater the ___ between two objects, the ___ the force of gravity.
a)
distance/stronger
b)
magnetism/weaker
c)
distance/weaker
d)
magnetism/stronger
69.
"A dirty snowball," or "a mass of ice and rock" describes a
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meterorite
d)
Moon
70.
What bodies were formed in a belt between mars and Jupiter
a)
Comets
b)
meteors
c)
galaxies
d)
asteroids
71.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
72.
At which of the following times of day would your shadow be the longest?
a)
6:00 AM
b)
9:00 AM
c)
1:00 PM
73.
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram classifies stars based on temperature and brightness. If two stars have the same size, but different temperatures, then the hotter star will be:
a)
Bluer and brighter
b)
Bluer and fainter
c)
Redder and brighter
d)
Redder and fainter
74.
If the average distance between Earth and the Sun were doubled, what changes would occur in the Sun’s gravitational pull on Earth and Earth’s period of revolution?
a)
Gravitational pull would decrease and period of revolution would increase
b)
Gravitational pull would decrease and period of revolution would decrease
c)
Gravitational pull would increase and period of revolution would increase
d)
Gravitational pull would increase and period of revolution would decrease
75.
Temperatures on Mars reach as high as 20 °C and fall as low as –140 °C. That temperature is colder than any place on Earth. Temperatures on Earth vary, but they stay within a range of –89 °C to 58 °C. Which of these physical properties is responsible for the greater range of temperatures on Mars as compared to those on Earth?
a)
Period of revolution
b)
Thin atmosphere
c)
Mass
d)
Axial tilt
76.
The diagram to the right shows several objects in space. Which of these choices best identifies what the diagram shows?
a)
Location of comets
b)
Galaxy that is nearest to Earth
c)
Heliocentric solar system
d)
Geocentric solar system
77.
The gravitational pull of the Moon has the greatest influence on the water levels of Earth’s ocean tides. If the distance between the Moon and Earth were to decrease steadily for one week, which water-level changes would be expected to occur?
a)
High tides would get higher and low tides would get lower
b)
Both high tides and low tides would get higher
c)
Both high tides and low tides would get lower
d)
A. High tides would get lower and low tides would get higher
78.
Which diagram below shows the possible orientation of the Earth (E), the Sun and the Moon (M) so that an observer on Earth would see a full moon?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
79.
Which of the following tools is most likely used to collect information about the chemical composition of stars?
a)
radio telescope
b)
satellite
c)
spectroscope
d)
optical telescope
80.
If Saturn has more mass than Earth, how would this affect your weight on Saturn?
a)
I will weigh more on Saturn
b)
I will weigh less on Saturn
c)
My weight will stay the same
d)
I will have no weight at all
81.
What is weight?
a)
Weight is the amount of material in an object?
b)
Weight is the physical dimensions of an object?
c)
Weight is the gravitational pull on an object
d)
Weight is the volume of an object
82.
Which two factors keep Earth orbiting around the sun?
a)
gravity-velocity
b)
gravity-inertia
c)
inertia-velocity
d)
mass-distance
83.
How would the force of gravity between Earth and its moon be affected if the mass of the moon were less?
a)
The force of gravity would be unchanged.
b)
The force of gravity would be greater.
c)
The force of gravity would be less.
d)
The would be no force of gravity.
84.
The distance between two objects is an important factor in determining the force of gravity between them. What is the second most important factor?
a)
the volume of each
b)
the mass of each
c)
the diameter of each
d)
the density of each
85.
Why does the Northern Hemisphere experience warmer temperatures during the summer than during the winter?
a)
Earth is closest to the sun during the summer
b)
The sun puts out more light and heat during the summer
c)
Earth's tilt causes the sun's rays to strike the Northern hemisphere more directly during the summer.
d)
Earth's tilt causes the sun's rays to strike less directly during the summer
86.
How are the sun, Earth, and moon arranged during a spring tide?
a)
They are in the first quarter phase
b)
They are in third quarter phase
c)
The moon must be at a right angle to the sun
d)
They are aligned
87.
If the time for Earth to rotate once on its axis increased, what would happen?
a)
A day would be longer
b)
A day would be shorter
c)
A year would be longer
d)
A year would be shorter
88.
What is the sun's outermost atmospheric layer called?
a)
flare
b)
protons
c)
corona
d)
mass ejection
89.
What are huge loops of gas seen on the surface of the sun that can blast material into space?
a)
sunspots
b)
prominences
c)
solar flares
d)
solar winds
90.
What are the three layers of the sun's atmosphere?
a)
core, radiation zone, convection zone
b)
core, interior, photosphere
c)
photosphere, chromosphere, corona
d)
sunspots, prominences, solar flare
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