Astronomy review 1
Quiz by Lee Ann Starnes
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- Q1During what time of the day would it be difficult to see your shadow?early morninglate afternoon4 pmnoon30s
- Q2What time of day would C have on the diagram above?daytimenighttime30s
- Q3If you lived at point A in the diagram above, what time of day would you have?daytimenighttime30s
- Q4Why does the sun appear brighter to us than other stars do?It has a yellow color that other stars do not have.It is bigger than any other star.It is closer to Earth than any other star.It has more gases in it than other stars do.30s
- Q5What is the main source of the moon's light?Earthstars in the night skythe moonThe sun30s
- Q6Why does the sun appear to set in the west?because the Earth spins from west to eastbecause the sun is closer to the Earth's west than its eastBecause the sun moves from east to westbecause the sun moves past the sun from east to west30s
- Q7Which of the following is one cause of the Earth's seasons?Earth's water cycleEarth's distance from the sunEarth's rotationEarth's tilt on its axis30s
- Q8What is the main reason we can see the Moon?The Moon reflects light from the Earth.The Moon reflects light from the Sun.The Moon produces its own light.The Moon is larger than stars.30s
- Q9Which picture shows the shadow that would be created by the light source shinning on the pencil?ABDC30s
- Q10What time of day would the picture be taken?noon9:30 a.m.8:00 p.m.12:00 p.m.30s
- Q11Students measure the length of a flagpole shadow several times during a day. The students recorded their data in the table below. What is the length of the flagpole shadow at 1 pm?6 meters2 meters4 meters0 meters30s
- Q12Which of these best shows the position of the summer sun at noontime in South Carolina?ADBC30s
- Q13Which diagram shows the flagpole at 5:00 pm on a summer day?DCBA30s
- Q14A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?The presence of other planets in the night skyThe appearance of shadows changing throughout the dayThe different amount of rain that falls each dayThe different phases of the moon in a month30s
- Q15Earth would not have seasons if it —stopped rotating on its axisrevolved around the sun in the opposite directionno longer tilted on its axistook an additional month to orbit the sun30s
