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Solar System and Beyond
Solar System and Beyond
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1
If an object is 3 AU (astronomical units) from the Sun, then it is
3 light years from Earth
3 times farther than Earth
3 times larger than Earth
3 times closer than Earth
2
This diagram represents the position of the moon in which phase?
Full Moon
Third Quarter
First Quarter
New Moon
3
Which of the following patterns is an effect of the Earth's rotation?
Each planet orbits the Sun
The sunrise and sunset each day
Moon phases
Changing seasons
4
What happens to the gravitational force between Earth and a spacecraft as it zooms toward another planet?
increases
remains the same
becomes zero
decreases
5
The earth completes one orbit of the Sun once every _________.
month
year
week
10 years
6
Which of the following results from the tilt of the Earth?
365 days in a year
24 hours in a day
More daylight in summer than in winter
Moon phases
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Objects with more mass have _________ gravitational force.
the SAME
MORE
NO
LESS
8
What percentage of the Moon is lit by the Sun?
always 50%
Always 25%
Always 100%
varies from 0 to 100%
9
About how long does one cycle of the moon phases take?
three months
8 days
one year
one month
10
What phase is the moon about 14 days after a New Moon phase?
Waxing Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Full Moon
Third Quarter
11
In what galaxy is our Solar System found?
Snickers
Hubble
Andromeda
Milky Way
12
If a satellite orbitting Earth slows down, what will happen?
It will move closer to Earth.
It will break apart.
It will move farther away from Earth.
It will stop working.
13
All year long, Earth's tilt remains
15 degrees.
23.5 degrees.
54.7 degrees.
50 degrees.
14
Which season does this diagram represent in the Northern Hemisphere?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
15
Which picture below is NOT a model of an eclipse?
A
None of these model eclipses
C
B
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What do moons ALWAYS orbit?
Asteroids
Planets
Stars
Galaxies
