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Astronomy Quiz 2 Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes day and night? 
a)
Sun's rotation
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Moon's rotation
d)
None of these
2.

1 revolution around the sun

a)

Causes 1 year

b)

Causes day and night

3.
If it is Winter in America means that it is ________ in Brazil
a)
Spring 
b)
Winter 
c)
Fall/Autumn 
d)
Summer
4.
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.
5.

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 axis

6.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
7.
What causes more heat,  indirect sunlight or direct sunlight?
a)
indirect
b)
direct
8.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?
a)
The Moon changes its acutal shape throughout the course of the month.
b)
The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
c)
The season of the year determines the phase of the Moon.
d)
The closer the Moon is to Earth, the more light the Moon reflects.
12.
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
13.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
14.

What happens when there is a spring tide

a)

Short Tides and semi-short tides

b)

very high tides and very low tides

c)

low tides and medium tides

d)

not a big difference between high and low tides

15.

What happens when there is a neap tide

a)

Short Tides and semi-short tides

b)

High tides and very low tides

c)

very low tides and medium tides

d)

not a big difference between high and low tides

16.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
17.

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow called?

a)

Total

b)

Umbra

c)

Penumbra

18.

What element is first formed after nuclear fusion of hydrogen in the core of a star?

a)

hydrogen 2

b)

hyperion

c)

helium

d)

holium

19.

What is the correct order of the life cycle of a massive, large star after it's formed?

a)

planetary nebula, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf

b)

red supergiant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf

c)

stellar nebula, white dwarf, black hole

d)

red supergiant, supernova, black hole or neutron star

20.

What color of stars are the coolest in temperature?

a)

blue

b)

white

c)

red

d)

yellow

21.

In the constellation myth of Orion, what was Orion killed by?

a)

Artemis's arrow

b)

a lion

c)

Zeus's lightning

d)

a scorpion

22.

What type of star is Betelgeuse?

a)

White dwarf

b)

red supergiant star

c)

blue giant star

d)

yellow dwarf star