Earth Science and the Planets

Question 1

These events are caused by electrically charged particles entering Earths atmosphere at the

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northern and southern poles

Question 2

What two factors determine the force of gravity between two objects?

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mass and distance

Question 3

The outer gas giants were formed from

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cool temperatures not vaporizing the gases

Question 4

The moons surface is marked by craters caused by ______________.

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meteoroids

Question 5

The glow around the sun is the

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corona

Question 6

The tilt of the Earth plus its position in its orbit around the sun produces the

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the seasons

Question 7

The process where two hydrogen ions become a helium atom is called

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nuclear fusion

Question 8

The moon rotates as it revolves around the Earth, this why we _______________

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only see one side of the moon

Question 9

The part of the sun that we see is called the

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photosphere

Question 10

Which moon phase is this?

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waxing gibbous

Question 11

A prominence is when the sun emits huge loops of gas called plasma.

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true

Question 12

What are the four inner rocky planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 13

What is the tilt of the Earth?

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23.5

Question 14

Lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into _____________ shadow.

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Earths

Question 15

Which moon phase is this?

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waning crescent

Question 16

Sunlight hits the planet at a _______________ angle during the summer, and makes long days.

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high

Question 17

What are these events called?

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auroras

Question 18

The moon revolves around Earth in 27.3 days and it takes _________ days to rotate on its axis.

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27.3

Question 19

The moon phases are caused by changes in the position of the moon, Earth and Sun.

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true

Question 20

The force that brought the gases and dust together in a spiral formation is

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gravity

Question 21

When the northern hemisphere is entering summer the southern hemisphere is entering _______

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winter

Question 22

The planets formed from a dust and gas cloud left from a star ____________, or going supernova.

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exploding

Question 23

The movement of Earth around the sun once a year is called the Earth's

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revolution

Question 24

Solar eclipses occur when the ___________ passes between Earth and the Sun.

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moon

Question 25

When the huge loops of plasma suddenly connect and release magnetic energy into space this is

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a solar flare

Question 26

Why doesn't Earth fall in to the Sun?

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Earth has a lot of inertia

Question 27

What protects the Earth from solar wind: all the electrically charged energy from the sun?

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Earths magnetic field

Earth Science and the Planets

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