Astronomy Exam

Part One – Vocabulary

Directions: Match the appropriate term in Column B with its meaning in Column A.

Column A Column B
_____ 1) Movement of one object in an orbit around another object A) Rotation

_____ 2) Chunk of rock and metal that orbits the Sun B) Elliptical Orbit

_____ 3) Phase in which half the moon’s lit side is visible C) Planetary System

_____ 4) Ball of ice, rock, and frozen gases that orbits the Sun D) Phases

_____ 5) Measurement equal to the distance between Earth and the Sun E) Comet

_____ 6) Turning of an object on its axis F) Astronomical Unit

_____ 7) Different shapes the moon is viewed from Earth G) Full Moon

_____ 8) System of planets revolving around the Sun H) Asteroid

_____ 9) An oval path around the Sun I) Revolution

Part Two – Multiple Choice

10) Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model of the Solar System in which .
a. Earth is the center of the universe
b. Earth revolves around the Sun
c. The moon revolves around the Sun
d. The Sun revolves around the Earth

11) What enabled Galileo to observe the planets and prove that Copernicus was correct?
a. Microscope
b. Stethoscope
c. Telescope
d. Oscilloscope

12) There are planets in the Solar System.

a. Six
b. Nine
c. Eight
d. Ten
13) What unit is used to measure the distance from the Earth to the stars?
a. Light year
b. Kilometer
c. Mile
d. Astronomical Unit

14) Seasonal changes on earth are caused by .

a. Earth’s distance from the Sun
b. Earth’s axial tilt
c. Earth’s revolution
d. Earth’s elliptical orbit

15) It is warmer in summer than winter because in summer .

a. The part of the Earth having summer is tilted away from the Sun
b. The part of the Earth having summer is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun
c. The part of the Earth having summer is tilted toward the Sun

16) The Sun seems to rise and set because of Earth’s .

a. Cycle
b. Precision
c. Axial tilt
d. Rotation

17) Which planet rotates opposite than the other planets?

a. Earth
b. Mercury
c. Mars
d. Venus

Part Three – Short Answer

18) How would seasons on Earth be different if there were no axial tilt?

19) In which direction does the Earth revolve around the Sun?

20) What are the inner planets called and what are their main compositions?

21) What are the outer planets called and what are their main compositions?

22) What are the two things that keep an object in orbit?
 Part Four – Interpret the Data

Average Monthly Temperature

Months JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
City X 80 76 70 62 50 42 32 39 45 54 62 71
City Y 99 97 90 88 80 78 76 77 83 89 94 97

23) Which hemisphere can you infer City X is in? Explain your answer in full detail. Use at least
three points to support your answer. Make your answers look professional.

24) Which city can you infer is closer to the equator? Explain your answer in full detail. Use at
least three points to support your answer. Make your answers look professional.
 Part Five – Drawings
Directions: Draw the following in complete detail. Don’t leave anything out in your drawing or it will
be marked wrong.

25) Draw the Solar System.

26) Draw the phases of the Moon.

27) Draw the Seasons.

28) Draw a Lunar Eclipse.