Quarter 2 Test Review Part 2

What is a light year?

• The speed at which light travels in one year

• The distance that light travels in one year

• The brightness of light in one year

• The time it takes for light to travel in one year

The Local Group of galaxies consists of three large galaxies plus 50 or so smaller galaxies. Place these three main galaxies in order from largest to smallest.

• Milky Way, Andromeda, and Triangulum

• Andromeda, Milky Way and Triangulum,

• Andromeda, Triangulum, and Milky Way

• Milky Way,Triangulum, and Andromeda

How long does it take for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases?

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 31 days

• 3 days

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What causes a meteor shower?

• Earth passing through the trail of debris left by a comet or asteroid

• Earth's collision with a meteoroid

• Earth's interaction with a meteorite

• Earth's gravitational pull on a meteor

What is a meteorite?

• A small object in space

• A meteoroid that survives the journey and lands on Earth's surface

• A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up

• A meteoroid that disintegrates in Earth's atmosphere

Where is our solar system located?

• Triangulum Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Sombrero Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

What is the order of moon phases?

• Waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new moon

• Waning crescent, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter

• Full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous

• New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent

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What mainly determines the visibility of the moon?

• Its brightness

• Its position relative to the Sun and Earth

• Its size

• Its distance from Earth

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How long does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?

• 30 days

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 31 days

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When do neap tides occur?

• During the waxing crescent and waning crescent moon phases

• During the first and third quarter moon phases

• During the new moon and full moon

• During the waxing gibbous and waning gibbous moon phases

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