Space Science Units 1 and 2

test

on Earth, why do we get night and day

Earth spins on its own axis

Which star in the Northern Hemisphere will remain very close to the Celestial Pole throughout our lifetimes?

Polaris

What is the name of the Plane that the Earth orbits around on

Ecliptic

At what angle is the Earth's axis of rotation tilted away from the perpendicular to the Ecliptic Plane?

23.4

On the Earth, why do we get seasons?

Tilted Axis of rotation

Which season comes before summer

spring

B

Summer solstice

C

Winter solstice

D

Fall equinox

A

Spring Equinox

Winter solstice

At which location would you expect to see a Full Moon?

4

How long does it take the Moon to orbit once around the earth

27.3

How long does it take the Moon's phases to go through a complete cycle

29.5

What phase of the moon is this

Waning Gibbous

Moving away from the sun what is the correct order of inner rocky planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Moving away from the Sun, what's the correct order of giant gaseous planets?
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Moving away from the Sun, what's the correct order of regions of sub-planetary objects?

Asteroid belt, Centaurs, Kuiper belt, Scattered disk,

What's the name of the Plane that the Earth orbits around on?

What is Pluto correctly classified as

Dwarf planet

Which objects are sometimes referred to as "dirty snowballs"?

Comets