Edexcel GCSE Astronomy Topic 3 The Earth-Moon-Sun system overview quiz quiz
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What did Eratosthenes measure to find the size of the Earth?
A shadow angle of 7.2 degrees is found between cities 800 km apart. What is the Earth's circumference?
What did Aristarchus use the half Moon (first quarter) to estimate?
When do spring tides occur?
Which body has the larger effect on the tides?
What is the precession of the Earth's axis?
During a total solar eclipse, what is the arrangement of the bodies?
Why does an eclipse not happen at every new Moon?
Why does a totally eclipsed Moon often appear red?
What is an annular solar eclipse?
What does second umbral contact mark during an eclipse?
About how many times further away is the Sun than the Moon?