Astronomy

Mary de Sa

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  1. Why does Earth have day and night?
  2. Your answer:
    Because the atmosphere has clouds
    Because the Earth rotates around its axis
    Because everybody needs time to rest
    Because the Earth revolves around the sun


  3. Why are there seasons on Earth and Mars?
  4. Your answer:
    Because these planets have a thick atmosphere
    Because these terrestrial planets are nearer the Asteroid belt
    Because these planets are terrestrial planets
    Because these planets are inclined in relation to the sun


  5. Why are there phases on the moon?
  6. Your answer:
    Because the moon rotates
    Because the moon revolves
    Because the time it takes to revolve is almost the same it takes to rotate
    Because we see different amounts of the moonīs surface with light from Earth


  7. Why Lunar eclipses occur?
  8. Your answer:
    The Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon for a while.
    The moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth for a while.
    Because it is a new moon
    Because the sun is hidden by the moon


  9. What is the phase of the moon during a Lunar eclipse?
  10. Your answer:
    Waxing crescent
    Wanning gibbous
    Full
    New


  11. Why do we use space stations and satelites?
  12. Your answer:
    To monitor the planetīs weather
    For communication
    All of the choices are true
    To research about space and perform useful tasks.


  13. A planet is kept in orbit due to
  14. Your answer:
    Gravity and Inertia
    Momentum and acceleration
    Inertia and speed
    Speed and direction


  15. Mars is rich in
  16. Your answer:
    Nickel and iron
    Iron
    Carbon and Methane
    Water


  17. The four terrestrial planets are known for their
  18. Your answer:
    Rocky surfaces
    Hot temperatures
    Deep atmosphere
    Large sizes


  19. The planet Venus is an inhospitable atmospphere because it is
  20. Your answer:
    a planet with no atmosphere
    rich in Oxygen
    has Sulfuric Acid
    has Nitrogen


  21. Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter we find
  22. Your answer:
    The stars
    A planet
    The asteroid belt
    Water


  23. Who said: "Yet the Earth moves"
  24. Your answer:
    Yuri Gagarin
    Galileu
    Copernicus
    Einstein


  25. All outer planets are ___________ but not ______________
  26. Your answer:
    moonless, Pluto
    rocky, Uranus
    colorless, Neptune
    gaseous, Pluto


  27. Venus is the hottest inner planet of the solar system because of the
  28. Your answer:
    Greenhouse effect
    Volcanos still erupt there
    There is no atmosphere
    Proximity to the sun


  29. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has the greatest range of temperatures. There temperatures vary from 450 degrees Celsius to -170 degrees Celsius. This happens because
  30. Your answer:
    There is internal mantle movement
    There are oceans of boiling water
    There is almost no atmosphere and it is too close to the sun
    There is no greenhouse effect


  31. The sun burns due to
  32. Your answer:
    Burning oxygen
    Nuclear fussion
    Nuclear fission
    Burning methane


  33. The great red spot is a huge storm in
  34. Your answer:
    Jupiter
    Saturn
    Neptune
    Uranus


  35. __________ has rings visible from Earth with the help of a telescope
  36. Your answer:
    Uranus
    Jupiter
    Neptune
    Saturn


  37. On Earth, we find evidence of space objects crashing on our surface because of some
  38. Your answer:
    Plate tectonics
    Craters
    Trenches
    Volcanos


  39. The bigger the planet the greater the number of
  40. Your answer:
    Rotations
    Degrees Celsius
    Comets
    Moons


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