Astronomy Unit Review

Multiple galaxies make up ____________________.

• solar systems

• the universe

• the Milky Way

• asteroids

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Which scientists were supporters of the geocentric model?

• Ptolemy and Aristotle

• Ptolemy and Copernicus

• Copernicus and Aristotle

Earth's revolution is responsible for:

• days

• seasons

• tides

• months

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Earth's rotation on its axis is responsible for:

• seasons

• months

• days

• years

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Planets travel faster when they are closer to the Sun in their orbit is explained by Kepler's ______ Law.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

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Planets closer to the Sun orbit faster than planets farther away from the Sun is explained by Kepler's ______ Law.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

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The image indicates that:

• summer is happening in the northern hemisphere

• winter is happening in the southern hemisphere

• there is a spring equinox

• summer is happening in the southern hemisphere

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The summer solstice occurs on:

• June 21st

• September 21st

• March 21st

• December 21st

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Which of the following has the biggest effect on Earth's tides?

• the Earth's gravitational pull

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• the Moon's gravitational pull

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The alignment for a solar eclipse is:

• Earth, Sun, Moon

• Moon, Earth, Sun

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

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