Earth Science Regents Astronomy Test Review

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The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around

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the Sun in circular orbits

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Which motion causes the constellation Orion to be visible at midnight from New York State in winter but not in summer?

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revolution of Earth

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Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets

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have shorter periods of rotation

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Which event occurred more than 10 billion years ago? Big Bang, origin of life on Earth, Pangaea begins to break up, origin of Earth and its Moon

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Big Bang

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Approximately how many degrees does Earth travel in its orbit in one month? Options: 1°, 15°, 30°, 360°

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30°

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How many degrees is Earth’s rotational axis tilted with respect to the perpendicular line shown in the diagram?

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23.5°

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Which statement best explains why the constellations Scorpius and Orion are visible in the night sky in the months identified?

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The nighttime side of Earth is facing different parts of our galaxy as Earth orbits the Sun.

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The deflection of Earth’s planetary winds is an example of

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the coriolis effect

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The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. Compared to the age of the solar system, the age of the universe is approximately

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3x older than our solar system

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Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as

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high-density terrestrial planets