Outer Space and the Earth/Moon System Test

How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• 365 days

• 29.5 years

• 180 days

• 24 hours

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Earth spins on an imaginary line called an ________.

• Spinner

• Axis

• Ally

• Rotary

Earth takes _______ to complete one full rotation around its axis.

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

• 60 minutes

• 365 days

How many degrees is Earth tilted on it's axis?

• It is not tilted on its axis.

• 90 degrees

• 23.44 degrees

• 180 degrees

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Earth's tilt causes ________ to hit at different angles throughout the year, which forces changes in the seasons.

• sun light

• supernovas

• radio waves

• gigabytes

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What kind of satellite is our Moon?

• artifical

• man made

• natural

• white dwarf

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The Moon goes through how many phases in a lunar cycle?

• 29.5

• 24

• 365

• 8

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What is the lunar cycle?

• How long the Sun takes to burn through its fuel.

• How long it takes the Moon to go through its 8 phases.

• The distance from Earth to the Moon.

• The cycle from lunar caterpillar to lunar moth.

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Large balls of gas that emit light and heat from nuclear fusion are called ________?

• black holes

• planets

• stars

• galaxies

Why might a very large and bright star appear dim to us on Earth?

• The moons atmosphere causes visual disruptions.

• It may be extremely far away, causing the light to appear dim.

• It is so close that it causes light to bend around the Earth making it impossible to see.

• no idea