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Astronomy Quiz #1
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  • 1. What causes seasons on Earth?
A) The distance between Earth and the Sun
B) The Moon and tides
C) Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
D) The Sun cycle and sunspots
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  • 2. What name is given for the two days that are the shortest and longest of the year?
A) Solstice
B) Autumnal
C) Vernal
D) Equiniox
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  • 3. What is the Earth's motion around the Sun in a circular orbit called?
A) Rotation
B) Revolution
C) Roll
D) Spin
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  • 4. What name is given for the two days that have equal hours of day and night?
A) Solstice
B) Equinox
C) Autumnal
D) Vernal
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  • 5. What seasons do the solstices occur?
A) Winter & Spring
B) Summer & Winter
C) Winter & Fall
D) Summer & Fall
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  • 6. What is the name of the imaginary line around which the Earth spins?
A) Axis
B) Tilt
C) Equator
D) Angle
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  • 7. What causes night and day?
A) The Moon rising causes night time
B) The Earth rotating on its axis
C) The Earth orbits the Sun
D) The Sun goes around the Earth
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  • 8. How many degrees is the axis of Earth titled?
A) 90 degrees
B) 45.5 degrees
C) 23.5 degrees
D) 13.5 degrees
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  • 9. According to the illustration, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere on June 22?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Winter
D) Fall
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  • 10. What letter represents the Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) A June 21
B) D March 21
C) C Dec. 21
D) B Sept. 22
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  • 11. What term describes Earth spinning around on its axis?
A) Rotation
B) Revolution
C) Roll
D) Sway
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  • 12. What would happen if Earth's axis was straight up and down instead of tilted?
A) There would be no seasons
B) There would be no night or day
C) Life on Earth would not be possible
D) Earth would be covered with ice
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  • 13. What letter represents the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
A) B
B) C
C) A
D) D
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  • 14. The Equator receives _________ than the Northern Hemisphere?
A) More direct sunlight
B) More night time
C) Less direct sunlight
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  • 15. In December, the Northern Hemisphere ______________ ?
A) Receives the most powerful sunlight
B) Has the fewest hours of daylight
C) Receives the most direct sunlight
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  • 16. Halfway between the solstices, which hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
A) Both Hemispheres
B) Southern Hemisphere
C) Northern Hemisphere
D) Neither Hemisphere
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