Astronomy & Solar Energy Review

What is this picture most likely showing?

• the Earth rotating on its axis

• the Earth revolving around the Sun

• the Moon revolving around Earth

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What is the sun classified as?

• asteroid

• star

• planet

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The diagram below represents the moon orbiting (revolving) once around the Earth. The time it takes for the moon to orbit once around the Earth is approximately one

• month

• week

• day

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__________ are caused by the moon's revolution around the Earth?

• lightning storms

• the seasons

• the phases of the moon

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Which of the following is the largest?

• moon

• earth

• sun

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Point X on the map below represents a location in New York State. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of location X?

• 42.5° S, 77.5° W

• 42.5° N, 77.5° W

The diagram represents a portion of the solar system. In addition to Earth, which planets are represented by the diagram?

• Jupiter and Mars

• Saturn and Pluto

• Saturn and Pluto

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The diagram represents the orbit of a planet around the Sun. At which location is the gravitational attraction between the Sun and the planet greatest?

• A

• B

• C

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Neptune has a greater distance from the Sun than Mercury. Which statement is true about these two planets?

• Mercury is larger.

• Neptune’s period of revolution is longer.

• Neptune's speed of rotation is greater.

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The day (24 hours) and the year (3651/4 days), as units of time, are based upon motions of

• Earth

• the Moon

• the Sun

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