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Question 1

The earth’s path around the sun is called its?

Answer 1

Orbit

Question 2

It takes the earth ___ years to completely orbit the sun?

Answer 2

One Year

Question 3

The sun is an almost perfect ball made out of?

Answer 3

Plasma

Question 4

The sun has a mass of about _____ times bigger than the earth?

Answer 4

330,000

Question 5

About 3/4 of the sun’s mass consists of?

Answer 5

Hydrogen

Question 6

The spinning of the earth is called its?

Answer 6

Rotation

Question 7

The earth _____ and moves around the sun?

Answer 7

Spins

Question 8

the moons point is called?

Answer 8

perigee

Question 9

Observing the planets, moon, and stars from a moving, rotating earth is called?

Answer 9

Apparent Motions

Question 10

Moon blocks some of the sun’s light from reaching earth

Answer 10

Solar Eclipse

Question 11

The earth blocks the suns light that normally shines on the moon

Answer 11

Lunar Eclipse

Question 12

Being shaped like a ring

Answer 12

Annular

Question 13

When the moon is closest

Answer 13

Perigree

Question 14

When the moon is farthest

Answer 14

Apogee

Question 15

Oscillating or balancing, like a scale

Answer 15

Libration

Question 16

Moon’s light growing larger

Answer 16

Waxing

Question 17

Moon’s like getting smaller

Answer 17

Waning

Question 18

Lunar cycle begins as the

Answer 18

New Moon

Question 19

The shape and change of the lighted face of the moon

Answer 19

Lunar Phase

Question 20

Line between the light and dark side of an astronomical body is called the

Answer 20

Terminator

Question 21

Bulge in the terminator before or after quarter moon

Answer 21

Gibbous

Question 22

How long is Lunar or Synodic month?

Answer 22

29.53 days

Question 23

Moon to orbit earth in 27.3 days?

Answer 23

Sidereal month