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Astronomy Quiz Review 1,000,000 The sun is________ times larger than the Earth. Our sun is a ________sized medium star compared to other stars Why can we only see stars at night? The sun is so bright that it blocks stars during the day The sun looks so bright because________. it is the closest star to earth The Earth’s rotation affects_______. day and night on earth 1 revolution of 365 ¼ Earth=_______days. 1 rotation of 24 hours Earth=_________. Day and Night on Earth Rotation The part of the Earth facing the sun has day and the part of the Earth facing away from the sun has night Night Day The length of a year on Saturn longer than a year would be_______ on earth because Saturn is further away so it would take ________ longer to make one revolution _________. Twice a year when there are equal hours of day and night is called equinox They occur in a(n) _________. the spring and fall. Day = Night The Earth is tilted at _____ 23.5 degrees. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year when that part of the earth is tilted toward the sun is the_________. summer solstice In the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year when that part of the earth is tilted away from the sun is the__________. winter solstice The imaginary line through the North and South Poles is axis the________. S The amount of matter in an object is________. mass It is constant. It does not change, even on the moon. Weight is the measure of _________ the gravitational pull on an object. Weight will change depending on the amount of gravity. 8 Planets: List in order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune My very educated mother just served us nachos! 8 Planets: List in order Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune PLUTO is NOT a planet Point to the axis and equator axis equator Label: 1) summer solstice 2) fall (autumnal) equinox 3) winter solstice 4) spring (vernal) equinox 4 1 3 2