Science

• Motion with respect to time – According to the ancient Greeks, which of the following is NOT one of the three types of terrestrial motion?
• Diurnal Motion – Which type of motion refers to the daily movement of celestial bodies across the sky?
• Annual Motion – The yearly cycle of changes in the positions of celestial bodies is known as?
• Precession – The slow conical motion of the Earth’s axis of rotation is called?
• Tectonic Motion – Which type of motion involves the movement of tectonic plates?
• Circulatory Motion – The flow of nutrients and other natural forces in the environment, such as the hydrologic cycle is an example of?
• Careful observation and logical reasoning – The ancient Greeks were able to deduce the spherical shape of the Earth despite their limited technological resources through?
• Jantar Mantar – Which of the following ancient astronomical observations in India helped map the position of stars in the sky?
• Invention of 365-day calendar – Which of the following astronomical discoveries was made by early Egyptian astronomers?
• Predict Solstices – The Gaocheng Observatory in China was originally designed to?
• Incas and Aztecs – Which of the following Central and South American civilizations were renowned for their development of calendar systems?
• Anaxagoras – Who discovered that the Earth is spherical after observing eclipses?
• Development of instruments for quantitative astronomical measurement – Which of the following astronomical findings was not made by the astromers at Jantar Mantar in India?
• Ancient Greeks – Which of the following ancient civilizations made significant contributions to astronomy, building on the findings of Egyptian and Babylonian astronomers?
• Gnomon – What was the primitive version of a sundial used by Babylonian and Egyptian civilizations to observe the motion of the sun?
• Ecliptic – What is the name of the path the Sun appears to take around the celestial sphere each year?
• 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes – How long does it take the Moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth?
• 29.53 days – What is the average time interval between a full (or new) moon and the next repitition of the same phase?
• Full Moon – During which phase of the Moon do we see the entire face of the Moon illuminated?
• Waxing Crescent – Which phase of the Moon occurs when the illuminated portion of the Moon is increasing?
• 29.5 days – How many days does it take for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases, from full moon to full moon?
• Waning Crescent – Which phase of the Moon occurs when the illuminated portion of the Moon is decreasing?
• The alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun – What is the main cause of a lunar eclipse?
• They occur two weeks apart – How often does a lunar eclipse occur in relation to a solar eclipse?
• Reddish in color – What is the appearance of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse?
• The Moon passing between the Earth and Sun – What is the main cause of a solar eclipse?
• Umbra and Penumbra – What are the two main parts of Moon’s shadows during a solar eclipse?