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ASTRONOMY TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A planet is? | A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light |
| Pluto was? | Once considered to be a planet in our solar system but is now considered a dwarf planet |
| Mars is known as? & is ___ closest to the sun? | Known as the red planet, 4th closets to the sun |
| Mercury takes? | The least amount of time to orbit the sun |
| Venus is? | The second planet from the sun |
| Venus is named after & considered? | The Roman god of beauty, considered Earth’s twin |
| My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine (Pizzas) | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto |
| Rotation is? | The spinning of Earth |
| Rotation is responsible for? | Day & Night |
| The position of the axis on Earth is why we have ____ | Seasons |
| Revolution is the? How long does it take? | Revolution is the movement of Earth around the sun, it takes 365 1/4 days |
| An orbit is? | Path an object follows as it revolves around another object |
| Why is the moon visible? | It reflects light from the sun |
| Highlands are? | The mountains on the moon’s surface |
| Marias are? | Flat areas on the moon’s surface |
| Craters are? | Large, round impressions on the moon’s surface caused my impacts |
| Characteristics to classify stars are? | Temperature, color, and brightness |
| The sun is? | The only star in our solar system |
| What ares stars made of? | Hydrogen and Helium |
| What color are the coolest stars? | Red |
| Polaris is? | The north star |
| The asteroid belt is found in between? | Mars & Jupiter |
| Asteroids are? | Rocky objects revolving around the sun and are too small to be considered a planet |
| Meteorites are? | A piece of meteoroid that lands on Earth after passing thought the atmosphere |
| A meteoroid is? | A small rock in space |
| Winter happens when? | The hemisphere is tilted away from the sun & receives less direct rays,bus’s shorter days, and a cooler season |
| Equinox means? | Equal night |
| An equinox occurs when the sun is? | Directly over the equator |
| When all of the Earth has ___ of day & ____ hours of night. | 12 hours |
| Solstice is when? | The day is shorter than the nights, and the night is shorter than the day |
| Occurs _____ a year when the _____ is directly over the _____. | 2 days, sun, equator |
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