<p>Astronomy Exam Review Name______DUE: Same date as written exam</p><p>Dates of Exam: </p><p>Barr’s Homeroom: Lab Exam Tuesday, Dec. 19, written exam Wednesday. Dec. 20. Rad’s Homeroom: Lab Exam Tuesday, Dec. 19, written exam Thursday. Dec. 21. Woolever’s Homeroom: Lab Exam Wednesday., Dec. 20, written exam Thursday. Dec. 21. Elston’s Homeroom Lab Exam Wednesday., Dec. 20, written exam Thursday. Dec. 21. </p><p>Review Dates: Friday Dec. 15 = Lab exam review Monday, Dec. 18 = Written exam review</p><p>** If you miss the reviews, you will be expected to review the material on your own, and be prepared to take the exam on the scheduled dates. </p><p>Topics Covered:  Size of solar system (think about when we “walked the solar system.” What did you find out about the distance between the planets that day? Remember, each step we took represented 3,600,000 miles).  Scientific notation  Major characteristics of each planet: what physical characteristics does each planet have that makes it unique from the others?  Earth’s atmosphere: what is unique about it? How was it formed? What did it used to be like?  Atmospheres of Mars,Venus, and Earth: how does what they’re made of affect the conditions of these planets?  Formation of Earth’s iron core and magnetic field (think about the information we learned from watching the “Origins” video))  Cycles of atmospheric gases  Seasonal Affect Disorder  Phases of the moon  Eclipses  Earth’s tides  The moon and tides  Intertidal zone  Earth’s seasons  Day and night</p><p>Skills Covered:  Analyzing scientific text (like the thinking maps we’ve done).  Analyzing a table (like reading and interpreting the tidal table or moonrise/set table).  Using models to interpret and analyze natural cycles and spatial relationships between our Earth, moon, and sun (like the eclipse, tides, moon phases, and seasons labs). Strategies for studying: 1. Complete ALL the review questions you KNOW first. Skip the ones you don’t. 2. Use your science notebook and the science texts to complete the remaining questions. 3. Be sure to ask about and review the questions you had to look up. 4. Take the in-class reviews seriously, use the time well, and ASK QUESTIONS. 5. Have someone quiz you on ALL the information. Do this two days in a row before the test. 6. Have a good attitude – you will be more likely to be successful if you think you will be. </p><p>What you’ll need to know: </p><p>Vocabulary </p><p>Astronomy- </p><p>Universe- </p><p>Galaxy – </p><p>Solar system - </p><p>Ecliptic-</p><p>Atmosphere-</p><p>Revolution-</p><p>Rotation-</p><p>Penumbra-</p><p>Umbra-</p><p>Intertidal zone-</p><p>Seasonal Affect Disorder</p><p>Melatonin Serotonin</p><p>Fortified</p><p>Terrestrial</p><p>Vegetation</p><p>Waxing</p><p>Waning</p><p>Opaque</p><p>Impenetrable</p><p>Permafrost</p><p>Exhalation</p><p>Velocity</p><p>Reservoir</p><p>Presence</p><p>Prevalence</p><p>Fatique</p><p>Concepts</p><p>1. Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have neap tides. 2.Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have spring tides. 3.Create a diagram and written explanation about why most large bodies of water experience two high tides and two low tides a day. </p><p>4. Give a detailed example of how high and low tides affect the life of an ocean animal.</p><p>5. Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have lunar eclipses. </p><p>6.Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have solar eclipses. </p><p>7. .Explain why solar and lunar eclipses often occur only a couple times a year, and are generally about 15 days apart when they happen. </p><p>8.What phase does the moon have to be at for a solar eclipse to occur? ______</p><p>9.What phase does the moon have to be at for a lunar eclipse to occur? ______10.Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have the seasons, summer and winter solstices, and spring and fall equinoxes. Then explain what happens to daylight throughout the year as the earth moves around the sun. </p><p>11.Explain why the northern and southern hemispheres have opposite seasons. </p><p>12.Create a diagram and written explanation about why we have day and night. </p><p>13.Explain the organization of the universe. The universe is made out of______Galaxies are made out of ______Each star may have a ______around it. There are ______stars in our solar system. </p><p>14.Create a diagram and written explanation about the phases of the moon. Be sure to include what each phase looks like, it’s name, and explain where the moon is in relationship to the earth and sun in each position. 15. Explain why we have generally long shadows in the winter and short shadows in the summer. </p><p>16. Write a short description of the major characteristics of each planet: Mercury</p><p>Venus</p><p>Earth</p><p>Mars</p><p>Jupiter</p><p>Saturn</p><p>Uranus</p><p>Neptune 17. Scientific notation Write 239,400,000 in scientific notation______</p><p>Write .00030029 in scientific notation ______</p><p>Write 5.42 x 10 in regular notation ______</p><p>Write 7.006 x 10 in regular notation ______</p><p>18. You are driving from the Earth to the Sun at 70 miles per hour. How many years will it take you to get there? The Sun is 93,000,000 miles from Earth. </p><p>19. Explain how Earth’s iron core formed. </p><p>20. What creates the magnetic field around Earth? </p><p>21. How does the magnetic field help our atmosphere?</p><p>22. Why does Mars have such a thin atmosphere? </p><p>23. What was Earth like when it first formed? </p><p>24. How does Venus’ atmosphere affect the conditions on the planet? 25. How does Mars’ atmosphere affect the conditions on the planet? </p><p>26. How does Earth’s atmosphere affect the conditions on the planet? </p><p>27. What happens to make carbon dioxide enter and exit the atmosphere? </p><p>28. What happens to make oxygen enter and exit the atmosphere? </p><p>29. What happens to make nitrogen enter and exit the atmosphere? </p><p>30. What happens to the amount of day and night after: </p><p>June 21:</p><p>September. 21: </p><p>December. 21: </p><p>March 21: </p>