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Astronomy Section 1 Practice Test

The document contains a practice test on astronomy concepts with multiple choice, completion, and short answer questions. It covers topics like the rotation and revolution of Earth, the phases of the moon, eclipses, and the formation of the moon. Students are asked to identify phases of the moon, explain why we only see one side of the moon, and describe the current theory for how Earth's moon formed from a collision between Earth and another planetary body.

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Astronomy Section 1 Practice Test

The document contains a practice test on astronomy concepts with multiple choice, completion, and short answer questions. It covers topics like the rotation and revolution of Earth, the phases of the moon, eclipses, and the formation of the moon. Students are asked to identify phases of the moon, explain why we only see one side of the moon, and describe the current theory for how Earth's moon formed from a collision between Earth and another planetary body.

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Section 1 Astronomy Test-Practice

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which of these would be shorter if Earth rotated faster?


a. years c. weeks
b. months d. days
____ 2. How long does Earth take to orbit once around the sun?
a. day c. month
b. week d. year
____ 3. How long does Earth take to rotate once on its axis?
a. day c. month
b. week d. year
____ 4. About how long does the moon take to orbit the Earth?
a. day c. month
b. week d. year
____ 5. The length of a day is based on
a. the Earth orbiting the sun. c. the moon orbiting the Earth.
b. the rotation of the Earth on its axis. d. the rotation of the moon on its axis.
____ 6. The longest day of the year occurs on the day of the
a. vernal equinox. c. summer solstice.
b. autumnal equinox. d. winter solstice.
____ 7. One astronomical unit (AU) is
a. 150 million kilometers.
b. the average distance between the Earth and the sun.
c. the semimajor axis of any ellipse.
d. Both (a) and (b)
____ 8. When do annular eclipses occur?
a. every solar eclipse
b. when the moon is closest to the Earth
c. only during full moon
d. when the moon is farthest from the Earth
____ 9. What is the most current theory for the formation of Earth’s moon?
a. The moon formed from a collision between another body and the Earth.
b. The moon was captured by the Earth.
c. The moon formed at the same time as the Earth.
d. The moon formed by spinning off from the Earth early in its history.
____ 10. Which moon orbits Earth?
a. Charon c. Io
b. Tethys d. Luna
____ 11. Which of the following best describes our moon?
a. On Earth, we always see the same side of the moon.
b. The moon's period of rotation and period of revolution are identical.
c. The relative positions of the moon, sun, and Earth determine which phase the moon is in.
d. All of the above
____ 12. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. During an annular eclipse, the solar corona is visible.
b. A solar eclipse can be viewed from only a few locations on Earth.
c. Annular eclipses occur because the moon's orbit is not completely circular.
d. All of the above
____ 13. During a lunar eclipse, the moon can look
a. red. c. black.
b. blue. d. green.

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.

14. ____________________ of the Earth causes night and day. (Rotation or Revolution)
15. The Earth completes one ____________________ each day. (revolution or rotation)
16. The amount of time it takes for a single trip around the sun is called a _________________________.
17. A planet travels around the sun in an elongated circle called an ____________________.
18. A naturally formed planetary satellite is a ____________________. (comet or moon)
19. As Earth's moon waxes, the sunlit fraction we see from Earth becomes ____________________. (larger or
smaller)
20. When the moon is waning, the sunlit fraction is becoming ____________________. (larger or smaller)
21. If you lived on the far side of the moon, you would never see the ____________________. (Earth or sun)
22. The time it takes for the Earth to ____________________ around the sun is one year. (rotate or revolve)
23. The spin of an object on its axis is called ____________________.
24. The motion of a body as it orbits another body is called ____________________.
25. When the moon is ____________________, the sunlit fraction seen from Earth is getting larger.
26. When the moon is ____________________, the sunlit fraction seen from Earth is getting smaller.
27. A(n) ____________________ occurs when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.
28. A ____________________ eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, and the
shadow of the Earth falls on the moon.
29. A ____________________ eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun, and the
shadow of the moon falls on the Earth.

Short Answer

30. Why do we always see the same side of the moon?


31. How are lunar eclipses different from solar eclipses?
32. Do solar eclipses occur at the full moon or at the new moon? Explain why.
33. Is the far side of the moon always dark? Explain your answer.
34. Describe the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.
35. Describe the current theory of how the Earth's moon formed.
36. Look at the chart below. Label each lunar phase with the correct phase name.
Section 1 Astronomy Test-Practice
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: D
2. ANS: D
3. ANS: A
4. ANS: C
5. ANS: B
6. ANS: C
7. ANS: D
8. ANS: D
9. ANS: A
10. ANS: D
11. ANS: D
12. ANS: D
13. ANS: A

COMPLETION

14. ANS: Rotation


15. ANS: rotation
16. ANS: period of revolution
17. ANS: ellipse
18. ANS: moon
19. ANS: larger
20. ANS: smaller
21. ANS: Earth
22. ANS: revolve
23. ANS: rotation
24. ANS: revolution
25. ANS: waxing
26. ANS: waning
27. ANS: eclipse
28. ANS: lunar
29. ANS: solar

SHORT ANSWER

30. ANS:
The moon's period of revolution around the Earth is the same as its period of rotation.
31. ANS:
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth comes between the sun and the moon and Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
During a solar eclipse, the moon comes between the Earth and the sun and the moon's shadow falls on the
Earth.
32. ANS:
Solar eclipses occur during the new moon. During the new moon, the side of the moon that faces the Earth is
in darkness because the moon is between the sun and the Earth. This is the same arrangement that causes a
solar eclipse.
33. ANS:
No; the far side of the moon gets just as much sunlight as the near side. As the moon revolves around the
Earth, it also rotates, which gives it night and day.
34. ANS:
In a solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, and the moon's shadow falls on the surface
of the Earth. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the
surface of the moon.
35. ANS:
The current theory states that as the Earth was still forming, a large object collided with it and broke off a
piece of the Earth's mantle. This piece of the mantle combined with part of the colliding body to form the
moon, which then began to orbit the Earth.
36. ANS:

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