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Astronomy Quiz 1 FC

Calendar and Movement

Q1 the study of everything passed the Earth
Q2 A way to chunk time based on what is seen in the sky
Q3 time needed for any planet to make one complete revolution around the sun
Q4 a motion that describes when one object travels around another (HINT: one of the "R" words)
Q5 The amount of time, according to the Gregorian calendar, that Earth needs to complete one revolution (2 answers)
Q6 According to the Gregorian calendar, nearly every 4 years we add an extra day onto the Earth calendar, this year is known as a ___________
Q7 It takes approximately one month for what celestial object to revolve around the Earth
Q8 The amount of time it takes any planet to rotate around itself
Q9 Planets rotate around themselves on what kind of axis
Q10 The Earth's axis of rotation is how many degrees
Q11 How long does it take the Earth to rotate around itself on its axis of rotation (2 answers)
Q12 What kind of motion ("R word") is a day
Q13 What kind of motion ("R word") is a year
Q14 What kind of motion ("R word") is a month
Created by: tloveland
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