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7th Grade Astronomy
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When viewing a solar eclipse, what is the phase of the moon?
A)
Waning gibbous
B)
Waxing gibbous
C)
New moon
D)
Full moon
In the picture shown, what is the phase of the moon as seen from Earth?
A)
First quarter
B)
Full moon
C)
New moon
D)
Last quarter
What is the reason that Earth has seasons?
A)
Earth's distance from the sun
B)
Earth's tilt in relation to the sun
C)
Earth's rotation on its axis
D)
Earth's rotation around the sun
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In the picture below, what season is indicated in the Northern Hemisphere?
A)
Spring
B)
Winter
C)
Fall
D)
Summer
Patterns of stars in the sky are called
A)
confluences.
B)
constellations.
C)
comprehensions.
D)
clusters.
There are two days in the year when day and night have the same number of
hours. This is known as
A)
solstice.
B)
equinox.
C)
season.
D)
eclipse.
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Earth's spinning on its axis is called
A)
orbit.
B)
cycle.
C)
rotation.
D)
revolution.
What causes a solar eclipse?
A)
The sun passes directly between the moon and Earth.
B)
The moon passes directly between the sun and Earth.
C)
Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon.
D)
The moon is on the opposite side of the sun than the Earth.
The phases of the moon are due to the
A)
position of Earth relative to the sun.
B)
Earth's tilt relative to the moon.
C)
amount of lit portion of Earth seen from the moon.
D)
amount of lit portion of the moon seen from Earth.
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which area on Earth gets the most
concentrated amount of sunlight?
A)
Northern Hemisphere
B)
Eastern Hemisphere
C)
Southern Hemisphere
D)
Western Hemisphere
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Why are the poles on Earth consistently cooler than the equator?
A)
The equator receives the least amount of direct sunlight.
B)
The poles receive the least amount of direct sunlight.
C)
The poles do not experience summer.
D)
The poles receive the most amount of direct sunlight.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the constellations seem to revolve around what
reference point in the sky?
A)
Sirius
B)
Ursa Major
C)
Polaris
D)
Orion
Identify the following constellation.
A)
Ursa Major
B)
Cassiopeia
C)
Orion
D)
Ursa Minor
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Identify the following constellation.
A)
Cassiopeia
B)
Ursa Minor
C)
Ursa Major
D)
Orion
Identify the following constellation.
A)
Ursa Minor
B)
Cassiopeia
C)
Ursa Major
D)
Orion
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Why do we always see the same features of the moon from Earth?
A)
The moon rotates at a faster rate than it revolves.
B)
The moon does not rotate as it revolves.
C)
The moon rotates at the same rate that it revolves.
D)
The moon rotates at a slower rate than it revolves.
During a Spring tide, what are the positions of Earth, sun, and the moon relative
to each other?
A)
The Earth, sun, and the moon form a straight line.
B)
The Earth, sun, and moon form an acute angle.
C)
The Earth, sun, and moon form an obtuse angle.
D)
The Earth, sun, and moon form a right angle.
Without a telescope we can see only a few galaxies from Earth. The reason is
A)
most galaxies are too far away for the naked eye to see.
B)
there are only a few galaxies in the universe.
C)
most galaxies are very small.
D)
most galaxies have stars with low energy.
How is the mass of a star related to its lifetime?
A)
The more mass a star has, the shorter its lifetime.
B)
The mass of a star does not affect its lifetime.
C)
The more mass a star has, the longer its lifetime.
D)
The less mass a star has, the shorter its lifetime.
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Where is the asteroid belt?
A)
Between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
B)
Between the orbits of Neptune and Pluto.
C)
Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
D)
Between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
Half the moon is always illuminated by the sun. It appears to us in different
phases because
A)
Earth casts a shadow on part of the moon at different times.
B)
the moon does not rotate as the Earth does.
C)
the amount of lit portion we can see changes as the moon revolves around
Earth.
D)
Earth travels through the moon's shadow.
What is it called when a shadow is cast by an object in space coming between the
sun and another object?
A)
phase
B)
eclipse
C)
equinox
D)
solstice
On Earth, why is someone more likely to see a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse?
The moon casts a much bigger shadow on Earth than Earth casts on the
moon.
B) More people pay attention to a lunar eclipse than a solar eclipse.
A)
C)
The moon never travels directly between the sun and Earth.
D)
Earth casts a much bigger shadow on the moon than the moon casts on
Earth.
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When observing from Earth, what phase is the moon in position 2?
A)
Third Quarter
B)
First Quarter
C)
New Moon
D)
Full Moon
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In the diagram below, the sun, moon, and Earth are all in the correct position for
what type of eclipse?
A)
Terrestrial
B)
Gaseous
C)
Lunar
D)
Solar
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