7th Grade Astronomy
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- Q1Who were the first people to study the stars?MayansIncansRomansEgyptians30s
- Q2What do we call the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space?astronomy30s
- Q3The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles is called?axisrotationrevolutionorbit30s
- Q4Earth's spinning on its axis is called?orbitrotationaxisrevolution30s
- Q5Earth's rotation on its axis causesmonthsyearsday and night30s
- Q6How long does it take Earth to rotate once on its axis?24 hours18 hours48 hours12 hours30s
- Q7The movement of one object around another object is called?axisrevolutionretrogradeorbit30s
- Q8One complete revolution around the sun is called?monthyearday30s
- Q9Earth's path as it revolved around the sun is called?orbitaxisrotationrevolution30s
- Q10The Earth's orbit is what shape?circular shapeoval shapetriangular shapesquare shape30s
- Q11What star did Egyptian astronomers look for when they formed their calendar?Sirius30s
- Q12What did early people use as a calendar?moon cyclessun cyclesstars30s
- Q13The calendars formed based on the moon cycles lasted how many days?31.527.529.525.530s
- Q14What causes the Earth to have seasons?Earth's rotationthe revolution of Earththe orbit of Earththe tilt of Earth's axis30s
- Q15What is the measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south?degreesright angleslongitudelatitude30s