Astronomy Basics Quiz

The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees relative to its orbit around the sun.

Occurs in June when the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun, resulting in more daylight and warmer temperatures.

Occurs in June when the Northern Hemisphere experiences summer, leading to less sunlight and cooler temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere.

Occurs in March and September when neither pole tilts toward the sun, resulting in equal daylight and nighttime hours.

In December, the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun, leading to winter with shorter daylight hours.

The time it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the sun, which is 365 days.

Pluto takes 248 years to orbit the sun once.

Jupiter orbits the sun every 11.9 years.

Halley's Comet takes about 76.1 years for one orbit around the sun.

Space objects can be ranked from shortest to longest orbit time.

The week when the observed data reached its maximum value.

Hadley needs to choose the right graph to depict shadow length changes effectively.

A bar graph is effective for showing quantities in different categories, such as shadow lengths per week.

The expected length of the pole's shadow during the 52nd week of the experiment.

Pictographs use images to represent data, suitable for showing counts, not trends.

The phase where the moon's day side faces away from Earth.

The phase where the entire half of the moon facing Earth is illuminated.

The phase where half of the lighted half of the moon is visible.

The phase after full moon when the visible part of the moon is decreasing.

The phase before full moon when more of the moon's lighted half is visible.

The length of the shadow decreases as days get longer in summer and shorter in winter.

Huxley began his experiment in early spring as indicated by the decreasing shadow lengths.

Huxley used a meter-tall pole for measuring shadow lengths.

Huxley measured the shadow every Sunday for a year, indicating a weekly observation.

Huxley recorded shadow lengths in a table to analyze patterns of Earth's movement.

The different appearances of the moon as viewed from Earth during a lunar month.

The order in which moon phases occur, including New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter.

The routine changes that occur over a 24-hour period due to Earth's rotation, like day and night.

Long-term weather and environmental changes resulting from Earth's revolution around the sun.

Rotation is the spinning of Earth on its axis; revolution is Earth's orbit around the sun.

A force that attracts objects toward each other, keeping planets in orbit.

Divisions of the year based on Earth's tilt and position in relation to the sun, causing changes in climate.

Waxing means the moon is getting brighter and larger; waning means it’s getting darker and smaller.

A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the night sky, often named after mythological figures.