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- 1. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: When the sun is directly overhead one hemisphere, resulting in longest day/night.
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
- 2. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: When the sun is not pointed toward either hemisphere, resulting in equal day/night.
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
- 3. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: The spin of Earth around its axis (24 hours long)
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
- 4. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: The movement of Earth around the Sun (365 days long)
solstice
equinox
rotation
revolution
- 5. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: Longer wavelengths due to objects moving away from us.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
- 6. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: Shorter wavelengths due to objects moving closer to us.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
- 7. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: The theory that our galaxy is 13-15 billion years old, formed from matter expansion.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
- 8. Multiple Choice
VOCAB: A collection of billions of stars, nebulae, gases, dust, and planets.
blue shift
red shift
galaxy
Big Bang Theory
- 9. Multiple Choice
What causes us to experience day and night on Earth?
the rotation of Earth
the revolution of Earth
Earth's orbit
Earth's tilt
- 10. Multiple Choice
What causes us to experience different seasons on Earth?
the rotation of Earth
the revolution of Earth
Earth's orbit
Earth's tilt
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to Earth's spin around its axis?
rotation
revolution
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which term refers to Earth's orbit around the Sun?
rotation
revolution
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the best current theory about how the Moon was formed?
from ice particles orbiting the Sun
the same way the Sun was formed
it drifted into Earth's orbit from another solar system
Earth collided with a Mars-sized object
- 14. Multiple Choice
How do we classify galaxies?
size
number of stars
shape
diameter
- 15. Multiple Choice
What kind of galaxy is the Milky Way (where we live)?
elliptical
irregular
spiral
barred-spiral
- 16. Multiple Choice
If it is a full moon today, what will it be in two weeks?
full moon
first quarter
new moon
third quarter
- 17. Multiple Choice
If it is a full moon today, what will it be in four weeks (one month)?
full moon
first quarter
new moon
third quarter
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the name of this moon phase?
first quarter
third quarter
waning crescent
waning gibbous
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the name of this moon phase?
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
waning crescent
waning gibbous
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the name of this moon phase?
first quarter
third quarter
full moon
new moon
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