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WorksheetsAstronomy Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
This spinning motion of the earth on its axis causes night and day
revolution
orbit
rotation
circling
This is approximately how long it takes for the earth to revolve one time around the sun
24 hours
265 days
27 days
1 year
These lunar phases appear when the side of the moon facing Earth is almost completely illuminated
Gibbous moons
Full and New moons
Quarter moons
Crescent moons
These lunar phases appear when the side of the moon facing Earth is just barely illuminated
Gibbous moons
Full and New moons
Quarter moons
Crescent moons
This is where the moon gets its light from
Earth
radioactive moon rocks
sun
bioluminescent bacteria on the moon
Why should you be careful when visiting the Japanese island shown here?
During low tide you might get stuck on the island.
The sandy area where people are walking is only visible during a neap tide.
During high tide you might get stuck on the island.
The island is only above water during a full moon.
This occurs when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun
quarter moon
full moon
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
This is how the moon looks when Earth's shadow is covering it
The moon appears darker and red in color
The moon is not visible in the sky
The moon looks like a bright ring of light
The moon appears blue in color
Because the spherical earth is tilted in its orbit around the sun, we experience these
night and day
lunar and solar eclipses
neap and spring tides
seasons
At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying summer
Position A
Position B
Position C
Position D
At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying winter
Position A
Position B
Position C
Position D
At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying spring
Position A
Position B
Position C
Position D
At this position in the diagram Georgia is enjoying fall
Position A
Position B
Position C
Position D
The earth keeps moving in its orbit instead of being pulled in by the sun's gravity because of this
gravity
inertia
the moon
Jupiter
This is a diagram of Claudius Ptolemy's Geocentric Model
"Geo" means _______, while "helio" means _______.
land / sea
earth / space
earth / sun
land / sun
The Big Bang was NOT an explosion, but rather an...
implosion
extraction
expansion
advancement
All of space and everything in it is this
the solar system
the Milky Way Galaxy
the nebular matrix
the universe
The eight planets in order moving away from the sun are...
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury
Arrakis, Alderaan, Dagobah, Magrathea, Caladan, Shakespeare, Earth, Boo
This is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets
have many moons
are less dense
are terrestrial
are larger in size
This planet can sustain life because of the composition of its atmosphere, its distance from the sun, and the presence of liquid water
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Large space rocks mostly in orbit in a loose ring between the inner planets and the outer planets
comets
asteroids
meteoroids
moons
"Dirty snowballs" of ice, dust, and rock orbiting stars and leaving tails of vaporized ice beyond them
comets
asteroids
meteoroids
moons
Falling rocks that emit light as they burn up in the atmosphere
meteoroids
meteorites
meteors
meatballs
Do this to increase the gravitational pull between two objects
Reduce the size of the objects
Move the objects farther apart
Reduce the masses of the objects
Move the objects closer together
Theoretically, you would weigh the most at the surface of this object in our solar system
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
Sun
An estimated 100-200 billion stars orbit in a spiral shape called the Milky Way ____
solar system
universe
galaxy
nebula
This is an explanation for something in the natural world, backed up by a large amount of evidence and research
theory
hypothesis
opinion
law
Scientists monitor the locations of these in our solar system, since the impact of one is thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago
comets
dwarf planets
asteroids
meteoroids
This planet has water, but it is all frozen at the poles
Mars
Venus
Earth
Luna
This planet has no atmosphere or moon, and its surface is covered with craters
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Venus
This planet is the hottest in our solar system due to the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in its atmosphere
Earth
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
This planet is less dense than water, and it is known for its large, visible rings
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
This gaseous planet is tilted nearly 90o on its axis
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Earth
This is evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory
Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time"
Red Shift (colors of stars show the universe is expanding)
the Supreme Court believes the theory is true
Mrs. Hall is pretty sure it's right
"Over here it's dark, over there it's light. So which way I face is what makes _____"
it so bright
day and night
it out of sight
sense
"Plus I've got a mean lean, and my tilt's the reason you get more or less sun and you ____"
shoot the breeze(n)
use salt to season
use the spray Febreeze(n)
feel the seasons
Name that creature!
Jar Jar Binks
Nibbler
Fizgig
Mogwai
Name that vehicle!
Firefly
Enterprise
Millennium Falcon
Delorean
Name that space object!
Hubble Space Telescope
Death Star
Heart of Gold
Curiosity Rover
