Multiple Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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It is about 28 days from one full moon to the next.
This is because 28 days is about the time it takes for one
a. | revolution of the Moon around
Earth. | c. | rotation of the Sun. | b. | revolution of Earth around the Sun. | d. | rotation of
Earth. |
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What do we call the darkest part of a solar
eclipse?
a. | maria | c. | umbra | b. | an
equinox | d. | solstice |
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An eclipse is when the
a. | Earth is not tilted towards the
Sun | c. | Earth’s shadow covers the Moon or the Moon’s
shadow covers part of the Earth | b. | Earth is tilted
away from the Sun |
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4.
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The seasons in the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are
a. | the same | c. | are
not related | b. | opposites |
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Our Solar System is in the Milky Way galaxy.
What type of galaxy is it?
a. | an irregular galaxy | c. | an elliptical galaxy | b. | a spiral
galaxy | d. | a classic galaxy |
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After the Full Moon and before the New Moon, the
Moon is
a. | waxing | c. | not
visible during the night | b. | waning |
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Who used his telescope to help prove that the Sun
was in the center of the Solar System?
a. | Ptolemy | c. | Copernicus | b. | Galileo | d. | Aristotle |
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The phase of the Moon when we can see the entire
surface lit up, is
a. | the New Moon | c. | waxing
crescent | b. | Full Moon | d. | waning
gibbous |
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The model of the solar system that says the Earth
is in the center.
a. | geocentric | c. | Galilean | b. | heliocentric | d. | Big Bang |
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A red shift in the spectrum of the light from an
object indicates the object is moving ____ you.
a. | away from | c. | at a
right angle from | b. | toward | d. | none of the above |
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Which picture demonstrates rotation?
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12.
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What phase of the Moon causes a Solar
eclipse?
a. | a New Moon | c. | Waxing
Gibbous | b. | a Full Moon | d. | 1st
Quarter |
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Which diagram shows the Earth-Moon-Sun system
arranged to cause a total solar eclipse?
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Our Solar System is in the Milky Way galaxy.
What type of galaxy is it?
a. | an irregular galaxy | c. | an elliptical galaxy | b. | a spiral
galaxy | d. | a classic galaxy |
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A year is caused by
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What phase of the Moon causes a Lunar
Eclipse?
a. | a New Moon | c. | the
last quarter | b. | a Full
Moon | d. | waxing gibbous |
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What is the name of the galaxy where is Earth is
located?
a. | Andromeda | c. | The
Sol Galaxy | b. | The Solar
System | d. | Milky Way Galaxy |
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Rotation causes
a. | a year to pass | c. | day
and night | b. | the seasons | d. | eclipses |
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The distances to nearby stars can be measured by
using ____.
a. | millions of miles | c. | lightyears | b. | temperature | d. | a tape measure |
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The reason that parts of the Earth are warmer
during the summer is because
a. | the Earth is closer to the Sun | c. | that part of the Earth is getting more direct
radiation | b. | the days are longer | d. | that part of the
Earth is tilted away from the Sun |
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The model that says the Sun is the center of the
Solar System is...
a. | the geocentric model | c. | based upon Ptolemy’s idea | b. | the heliocentric model | d. | what Aristotle
believed |
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The Moon appears to change shape
because
a. | the Moon rotates. | c. | Earth
revolves around the Sun. | b. | Earth
rotates. | d. | the Moon revolves around Earth. |
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A solar eclipse occurs when
a. | Earth blocks the Moon from the
Sun. | c. | the Moon blocks Earth from the
Sun. | b. | the first four planets are in a
line. | d. | the last four planets are in a line. |
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What type of galaxy has no real shape and is the
home of many new stars and lots of gases?
a. | normal spiral | c. | elliptical | b. | barred
spiral | d. | irregular |
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25.
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When Earth, the Moon, and the Sun are in line as shown above, which
could occur?a. | An eclipse of the Sun could
occur. | b. | An eclipse of the Moon could
occur. | c. | The Moon could be pulled closer to the
Sun. | d. | The speed of Earth's rotation could be
increased. |
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26.
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Dark, flat, regions formed by lava on the surface
of the Moon are called
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27.
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This object is so dense that nothing, including
light, can escape its gravity field.
a. | supernova | c. | black
hole | b. | white dwarf | d. | supergiant |
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The ____ states that around 15 billion years ago,
the universe began expanding out of an enormous explosion.
a. | H-R diagram | c. | Big
Bang theory | b. | binary star
theory | d. | "big crunch" theory |
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29.
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When the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are in the same line as shown, which
of the following could occur?a. | an eclipse of the Sun | b. | an eclipse of the Moon | c. | The Moon could be
pulled closer to Earth. | d. | The spin of Earth
could be increased. |
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30.
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The model of the solar system that says the Earth
is in the center.
a. | geocentric | c. | Galilean | b. | heliocentric | d. | Big Bang |
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When the Moon is getting brighter each night, it
is
a. | a New Moon | c. | waxing | b. | waning | d. | an eclipse |
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32.
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What contains over 99% of the mass found in the
Solar System?
a. | the planets | c. | Earth
and the Moon | b. | Jupiter | d. | the Sun |
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33.
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As the Earth spins on its axis, it
a. | goes through the seasons | c. | travels around the Sun | b. | goes from day to
night | d. | it is revolving |
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34.
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The seasons are caused
a. | by the change in Earth’s
orbit | c. | the tilt of the Earth | b. | by the Earth’s rotation | d. | by the
Earth’s axis |
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35.
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Earth’s axis is tilted
a. | 90 degrees | c. | 23.5
degrees | b. | 45 degrees | d. | 15
degrees |
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