EARTH Earth, Moon & Sun

The study of the earth, moon, and stars is known as...

• Solar system knowledge

• Astronomy

• NASA

• Physics

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We experience day and night due to Earth's...

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Climate

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How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 19 days

• 1 year

The Earth is the center of the solar system in which model?

• Heliocentric

• Milky Way

• Universe

• Geocentric

The imaginary line that runs through Earth's north and south poles is the...

• Magnetic rotation

• Axis

• Compass

• Geocentric model

On certain days during summer and winter, the sun is farthest from the equator. These times are known as what?

• Equinoxes

• Solstices

• Magnetic north

• Revolutions

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This is a time where day and night are the same length.

• Solstice

• Autumn

• Equinox

• Revolution

What two factors combine to keep planets in orbit around the sun?

• Weight & mass

• Mass & gravity

• Inertia & gravity

• North % south

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Objects at rest stay at rest, and objects in motion stay in motion unless acted upon by a force. What does this describe?

• Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion

• Newton's 1st Law

• Copernicus' philosophy

• Temperature inversion

What phase of the moon is this?

• Waxing crescent

• Waning crescent

• New Moon

• First quarter

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