Earth in Space

Question 1

During which phase of the moon can alunar eclipse occur?

Accepted Answer

Full moon

Question 2

Which of the following is the greatest cause of ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

Themoon’s gravitational pull on the Earth

Question 3

How many hours of daylight are there in the northern hemisphere during the winter solstice?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 4

What type of tides would the Earth experience if the moon, Earth, and sun are aligned?

Accepted Answer

Spring Tide

Question 5

An object such as the Moon, which is in orbitaround a planet is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

satellite

Question 6

What motion of Earth is illustrated below?

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Question 7

What two things affect gravity?

Accepted Answer

mass and distance

Question 8

Identify this moon phase

Accepted Answer

Waxinggibbous

Question 9

How many hours of daylight are there in the northern hemisphere during the summer solstice?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 10

Which scientists believed in the geocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy and Aristotle

Question 11

In its orbit, Earth circles the Sunonce every year. This movement around the Sun is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

satellite

Question 12

What type of eclipse is shown in thisdiagram?

Accepted Answer

Lunareclipse

Question 13

Why does the moon appear to changeshape during its monthly cycle?

Accepted Answer

The moon revolves around the Earth, changing ourview

Question 14

How long does it take the Earth to revolve one time around the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

Question 15

How many hours of daylight are there in the northern hemisphere during the fall/spring equinox?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 16

Earth rotates on an imaginary line that runsfrom the North Pole to the South Pole called a(n)

Accepted Answer

axis

Question 17

Would the person be experiencing day or night?

Accepted Answer

day

Question 18

What model of the solar system is illustrated below?

Accepted Answer

Geocentric

Question 19

How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Question 20

What season would the southern hemisphere be experiencing in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 21

What causes the change in the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt on its axis

Question 22

The orbits are shaped more like an oval. Thisshape is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

ellipse

Question 23

The spinning of Earth on its axis is an exampleof its

Accepted Answer

rotation

Question 24

Identify this moon phase

Accepted Answer

Lastquarter

Question 25

What model of the solar system is illustrated below?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric

Earth in Space

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Earth in Space

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