Questão 1
Questão
Earth's rotation takes about 365 days.
Questão 2
Questão
Select the best answer for what causes day and night.
Responda
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Earth's rotation on its axis
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solar and lunar eclipses
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the tilt of the Earth's axis
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Earth's revolution around the sun
Questão 3
Questão
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about one season
Questão 4
Questão
Select the best answer(s):
Earth has seasons because:
Responda
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Earth's axis is tilted causing the sun to shine more directly on one portion of the Earth and less on another.
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the Earth is closer to the sun at different times of the year
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the tilt of the axis causes the sun's rays to strike the Earth with more intensity at certain times of the year.
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the temperature of the sun is different during certain times of the year
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when the Earth is tilted towards the sun, there is more sunlight for longer periods of time.
Questão 5
Questão
What causes a solar eclipse?
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the sun must be directly between the Earth and the moon.
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the moon must be directly behind the Earth
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the moon must be directly between the Earth and the sun
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Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon.
Questão 6
Questão
Ocean tides are mainly caused by differences in how much the moon's gravity pulls on different parts of the Earth.
Questão 7
Questão
What caused maria to form on the moon's surface?
Responda
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meteoroid impacts
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lava flows
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ice flows
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oceans
Questão 8
Questão
The moon is about the same diameter as Earth.
Questão 9
Questão
_________________ attracts all objects to each other.
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friction
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gravity
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mass
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inertia
Questão 10
Questão
Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth, you see some phases more than others.
Questão 11
Questão
Why does the temperature of the moon and other planets vary greatly from day to night?
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They have no gravity.
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They have ice rings.
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They have dust storms.
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They have no atmosphere.
Questão 12
Questão
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called a comet.
Questão 13
Questão
Select the best answer(s).
Life exists on Earth because:
Responda
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there is an atmosphere to protect our planet
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Water is plentiful and essential to life
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the Earth's proximity to the sun prevents us from getting too hot and too cold.
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there are mountains on Earth.
Questão 14
Questão
What does the diagram depict?
Responda
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Lunar Phases
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Solar Storm
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Lunar Eclipse
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Solar Eclipse
Questão 15
Questão
Satellites are NOT a natural object in our solar system.
Questão 16
Questão
Space is so large we must use special units of measurement called:
select the best answer(s)
Questão 17
Questão
The four planets closes to the sun are:
Questão 18
Questão
Which is NOT true about the outer planets?
Responda
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They are called the "gas" giants
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Their orbits around the sun take longer.
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They are rocky and dense
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They are colder than the inner planets.
Questão 19
Questão
During the Northern Hemisphere's winter the days are much longer and the nights are shorter.
Questão 20
Questão
All objects in our Solar System revolve around Earth.
Questão 21
Questão
All objects in our Solar System revolve around the sun.
Questão 22
Questão
Jupiter is the largest object in the Solar System.
Questão 23
Questão
Our solar system contains 7 planets, comets, asteroids and other galaxies.