Astronomy: Chapter 1

1. What is the difference between revolution and rotation?

They both start with an "r"

The both end with an "n"

Revolution is bad, and rotating is good

Revolution is the movement of one object around another, while rotation is the spinning of Earth on its axis

2. What is the Earth's orbit?

A chewing gum brand

A word that rhymes with morbit

The path the Earth follows

A type of lunchbox meat

3. A push or pull is what's called a:

Fork

A "p" word

Foce

Force

4. Earth has seasons because:

It gets old in space during the winter, and hot in space in the summer

It's axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun

It feels like it

Mother Nature says so

5. Newman is to Seinfeld as Newton is to ________

Creator of "First law of motion"

Seinreld

Science Channel

HARRY POTTER!

6. What does the word "gibbous" usually refer to?

A type of carb-loaded snack, usually best tasting when dipped in hummus

A name used to describe a moon phase

The chubby kid on iCaryl who always takes his shirt off

A name for a phase in the water cycle

7. What does equinox mean?

Equal night

Equal nox

"Be happy"

I don't know, or really care. When is this test gonna be over?

8. A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of the year:

A calendar

A scale

A ruler

A pie

9. What causes the moon to shine?

Glitter

The Earth

The Sun

Edward Cullen

10. Gravity is a force that:

Makes everyone love eachother

Attracts all objects toward each other

Starts with the letter "c"

Attracts all objects away from each other

11. What two factors determine the force of gravity between two objects?

The masses of the objects, and the distance between them

The masses of the objects, and the density of them

Density, and color

I don't know, I already told you that this was boring.

12. What is the law of universal gravitation?

The amount of matter in an object

The forcw of gravity on an object

Every object in the universe attracts every other object

What police can arrest you for, if you are joking around about gravity

13. A person's sign that relates to the horoscope they recieve is related to the study called:

Astronomy

Astrology

Biology

Phsycology

14. How did the moon's craters form?

Impact of meteoroids

Volcanoes

A giant alien left foot prints

Maria turned inside out when the moon shifted phases

15. A solstice is:

When the sun has a soul

When the sun is extra bright

When neither hemisphere is tilted toward the or away from the sun

When the sun is farthest North or South from the equator

16. Name 3 major features of the moon's surface.

Marinara, creatures, and valleys

Maria, craters, and highlands

Maria, lava, and dust

Salt, dust, and lava

17. Who were the first people to create the calender?

The Romans

The Mexicans

Charlie Sheen

The Egyptians

18. LAST QUESTION WAHOOOO! Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ________ from the vertical.

23.6

24.9

23.54523

23.5

19. What is an eclipse?

The 3rd book in the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyers

When the moon's shadow hits the sun or the sun's shadow hits the moon

The time when werewolves come out

When the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hits the moon

20. Whne trying to determine the phases of the moon using Mr. Sullivan's worksheet, what is the BEST method?

The "Give Up" method; basically don't try and, sit there and do nothing

The "Annoy Mr. Sullivan" method; bug him until he goes crazy about moon questions yo already know the answer to

Use your robot; rotate him around the Earth to see his view of the moon