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ASTRONOMY PART 1 REVIEW

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Twice a month when high tides reach their highest levels due to the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon is called

a)

High tide

b)

low tide

c)

spring tide

d)

neap tide

2.

The highest high tides of the month occur during which moon phases?

a)

full and new moons

b)

1st & 3rd quarter moons

c)

Waxing gibbous and Waxing Crescent moons

d)

Waning gibbous and waning crescent moons

3.

Twice a month when the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle, high tides are at there lowest, this is called

a)

Low tide

b)

Spring tide

c)

neap tide

d)

High tide

4.

How often do high and low tides occur?

a)

1 high tide and 1 low tide each day

b)

2 high tides and 2 low tides each day

c)

2 high tides and 2 low tides each month

d)

4 high tides and 3 low tides each year

5.

When the tide is the furthest down the beach

a)

at high tide

b)

at low tide

c)

spring tides

d)

tide pools

6.

When a tide is the furthest up the beach

a)

high tide

b)

low tide

c)

neap tide

d)

waves

7.

What is shown in the picture above?

a)

geocentric model

b)

solar eclipse

c)

ocean levels

d)

lunar eclipse

8.

When the Moon's shadow is cast on the Earth

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

spring equinox

d)

night

9.

When the Earth's shadow is cast on the moon

a)

Daylight savings

b)

Winter solstice

c)

solar eclipse

d)

lunar eclipse

10.

What is shown in the picture above?

a)

1st quarter moon

b)

neap tide

c)

solar eclipse

d)

lunar eclipse

11.

The phase of the moon when the moon appears like a black disk

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waxing crescent

12.

When the sunlit portion of the moon that we see from Earth is getting smaller or shrinking

a)

waxing

b)

waning

c)

gibbous

d)

glowing

13.

When the sunlit portion of the moon that we see from Earth is getting bigger or growing

a)

waning

b)

crescent

c)

night time

d)

waxing

14.

The moon phase shown above

a)

new moon

b)

waxing gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

3rd quarter

15.

The moon phase shown above

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

1st quarter moon

d)

waxing gibbous

16.

The moon phase shown above

a)

1st quarter

b)

waning gibbous

c)

full moon

d)

new moon

17.

The moon phase shown above

a)

waning crescent

b)

full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

18.

The moon phase shown above

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing crescent

d)

1st quarter

19.

The moon phase shown above

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing crescent

d)

1st quarter

20.
Which would have summer?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
22.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
23.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
24.
There is less daylight in the winter.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the....
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
solstice
d)
equinox
26.
What does the rotation of the earth cause us to experience?
a)
seasons
b)
year
c)
day & night
d)
eclipse
27.
Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?
a)
distance from the sun
b)
rotation of the earth
c)
change in solar output
d)
tilt of the earth's axix
28.
Leap year occurs every  ____ years.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
10
29.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
30.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
31.
Which explanation best describes the reason we have seasons?
a)
The earth changes its distance from the sun throughout the year.
b)
The earth is tilted and it rotates on its axis.
c)
The earth is tilted on its axis and it revolves around the sun.
32.
Earth would no longer have seasons if
a)
It stopped rotating
b)
It wasn't tilted on its axis
c)
 It revolved the opposite way around the sun
d)
It took 2 years to orbit the sun
33.
How many Earth orbits (revolutions) around the Sun in one year?
a)
1
b)
4
c)
365
d)
12
34.
When Earth is closer to the Sun, is this the cause of summer?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
IDK
35.
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
orbit
36.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
37.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
38.
About how long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
39.

If you travel to the surface of the Moon, which of these will change?

a)

mass

b)

weight

40.

As you increase the distance between two objects, the gravitational attraction between the objects _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

41.

Which is an example of a geocentric model of the solar system?

a)
b)
42.

Which is an example of a heliocentric model of the solar system?

a)
b)
43.

What is the attractive force that bonds everything in the universe?

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

force

d)

magnetism

44.

We experience season on Earth because..

a)

of the Earth's tilt.

b)

of the Earth's distance from the Sun

45.
If three balls of different materials were dropped at the same time from the same height, which would hit the ground first? (Assume there is no air resistance)
a)
a tennis ball
b)
a solid rubber ball
c)
a solid steel ball
d)
They would all hit at the same time
46.
A push or a pull is called a _______
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
action
d)
reaction
47.
This is a force that attracts all objects toward each other.
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
unbalanced force
48.
"Every object in the universe attracts every other object"  This is known as
a)
the law of universal gravitation
b)
Newton's law of gravity
c)
Newton's law of gravitational force
d)
the e-harmony law
49.
The strength of the force of gravity depends upon two things:
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and weight
c)
weight and distance
d)
gravity and force
50.
The amount of matter in an object is called _____
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
gravity
51.
Why do you weigh more on Earth than you would on Pluto?
a)
Earth has more mass, therefore more gravitational pull
b)
Earth is closer to the Sun
c)
Earth contains water which increases the gravitational pull
d)
Earth has a denser atmosphere which pushes down on you, therefore increasing the gravitational pull
52.
If distance increases between two objects, what happens to the force of gravity?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
53.
If distance decreases between two objects, what happens to the force of gravity?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
54.
_______ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
inertia
d)
force
55.
What two factors keep the Earth in orbit around the Sun?
a)
inertia and gravity
b)
gravity and mass
c)
inertia and mass
d)
distance and weight
56.
The force of gravity on an object is known as _______.
a)
weight
b)
mass
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
57.
The movement of Earth around the Sun once a year is called Earth's _____
a)
rotation
b)
inertia
c)
revolution
d)
axis
58.
The movement of Earth around its axis (spin) is called
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
orbit
d)
axial movement
59.

How many colors are there in a rainbow?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

7

d)

5

60.

How many degrees are found in a circle?

a)

360

b)

420

c)

180

d)

90

61.

Which sea creature has three hearts?

a)

Octopus

b)

Whale

c)

Dolphin

d)

Sea Horse

62.

Name the world's largest ocean

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

63.

Babe Ruth is associated with which sport?

a)

Baseball

b)

Soccer

c)

Basketball

d)

Football

64.

What is the capitol of Kansas?

a)

Wichita

b)

Manhattan

c)

Lawrence

d)

Topeka

65.
Which was the first dinsey movie ever made?
a)
Peter Pan
b)
Snow white
c)
Cinderella
d)
Sleeping Beauty
66.
Who is Harry Potter's best friend?
a)
Draco Malfoy
b)
Cedric Diggory
c)
Ronald Weasley
d)
Seamus Finnigan
67.
what kind of dog breed is in the picture 
a)
boxer
b)
pitbull
c)
german sheperd
d)
boxer-pitbull mix
68.
what type of dog is this???
a)
cat
b)
fireheart
c)
bulldog
d)
golden dog
69.

Finish the meme.

a)

pass

b)

fly

c)

run

d)

talk

70.

No question here

a)

NOT THIS ONE

b)

THIS IS THE ANSWER

c)

DO NOT PICK THIS ONE

d)

OTHER

71.
Name the character
a)
BB8
b)
R2D2
c)
C3PO
d)
Hans Solo
72.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
73.
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
74.
Is a panda considered a bear?
a)
Yes
b)
No
75.
How long would it take to read all the information on the internet?
a)
53454 years
b)
45000 years
c)
10 days
d)
57000
76.
What state are footballs are made?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Tennessee
c)
Ohio
d)
Texas
77.
what runs without legs
a)
snail
b)
snake
c)
faucet
d)
water
78.
What did the riddler say to the riddle?
a)
kiss me
b)
stop tricking people
c)
i love riddles
d)
i hate riddles
79.

What country created french fries?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

USA

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