Astronomy Test #1

When is the Earth closest to teh Sun?

• December

• June

• January

• July

In which phase does the moon appear completely dark?

• Waning Crescent

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

Where is the Earth in the heliocentric model?

• orbiting around the middle of the solar system

• at the center of the solar system

• orbiting around the outskirts of the solar system

• not in the solar system

What causes Earth's seasons?

• Earth's distance from the Sun

• the ocean

• heat

• Earth's tilted axis

Which US President signed a public order creating NASA?

• Truman

• Trump

• Johnson

• Eisenhower

In July of what year did US Astronauts step on the surface of the moon for the first time?

• 2025

• 1969

• 2001

• 2014

Which solstice has the LONGEST day and SHORTEST night?

• winter

• summer

• spring

• winter

The Equator is an imaginary line separating the hemispheres.

• True

• False

During a __________________ moon, observers on Earth see the entire face of the moon illuminated, appearing as a bright, round disc in the sky, as the moon is positioned opposite the sun in its orbit. 

• Full

• Last Quarter

• New

• Waning Crescent

Areas along the Equator experience the longest days of anywhere on Earth.

• True

• False