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Astronomy - Quiz 1

Astronomy - Chapters 1 - 4

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Synonym for revolution orbit
Month of the Winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere December
Shape of a planet's orbit; synonym for oval Ellipse
Angle between the horizon and an object in the sky Angle of separation
Imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object around which the object orbits Axis
Either of 2 times of the year when either the North Pole or the South Pole is most directed towards the sun Solstice
One of the equinoxes occurs in September; the other occurs during this month March
Apparent path of the Sun, Moon and planets as seen from Earth Ecliptic
The larger the angle of separation, the _______ an object appears in the sky Higher
The current North Star Polaris
Time of day when the sun is at its highest point for a given location Solar noon
Direction that the Earth spins on its axis and revolves around the sun Counterclockwise
Amount of time that it takes an object to orbit another object one complete time Orbital period
Star closest to the point in the sky where Earth's northern axis tilts North star
Spinning of an object as it turns on it axis rotation
Movement of one object around another revolution
Month of the Summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere June
The "shortest" day of the year occurs on this solstice Winter
Number of hours it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis 24
Number of days it takes for the moon to rotate once on its axis and revolve once around the Earth Approximately 27.3 days
The amount of tilt of the Earth on its axis 23.5 degrees
The number of days it takes the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun 365.25 days
 

 



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