P7 Quiz: Naked eye astronomy

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  • Created by: Boma
  • Created on: 23-06-13 21:43

1. What is a lunar eclipse?

  • When the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow of the Earth on the surface of the Moon.
  • When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth - on the same line - casting a shadow of the Moon on the surface of the Earth.
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2. What is a solar eclipse?

  • When the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth - on the same line - casting a shadow of the Moon on the surface of the Earth.
  • When the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow of the Earth on the surface of the Moon.

3. What is the angle of declination?

  • Whether the object is above or below the line of the equator
  • The measurement of the angle east from the vernal equinox point

4. What is the angle of declination measured in?

  • Power level
  • Time
  • Degrees
  • Parsecs

5. Name the "Naked-Eye" Planets

  • Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn and Jupiter
  • Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Uranus
  • Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto

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Miss KHP

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Good quiz for OCR Physics. Check your answers as soon as you have completed it!

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meh.

zo26blue

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Brilliant resource, thank you.

binijohn

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Thank youu

AnnoyingRambo666

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Why is MegaFonzie an answer? it doesnt seem like it would be clicked on but i did>:-l

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