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Chapter 28 and 29 Test Review
Chapter 28 and 29 Test Review
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An #earthscience quiz to review the concepts in chapters 28 and 29.
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Point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
perihelion
aphelion
apogee
perigee
2
Human eyes see one form of electromagnetic energy called
visible light
frequency
distance
wavelength
3
This occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
tides
new moon
4
Mathematically defines a planet's elliptical orbit
lunar month
ellipse
eccentricity
synchronous rotation
5
The closest point to Earth in the Moon's orbit.
aphelion
perihelion
perigee
apogee
6
Unit of measure that is the average distance between the Sun and the Earth.
light year
eccentricity
astronomical unit
ellipse
7
Newton also determined that each planet orbits a point between itself and the sun called the
distance
electromagnetic spectrum
wavelength
center of mass
8
Newton learned that two bodies attract each other with a force that depends on their mass and
visible light
wavelength
distance
frequency
9
This consists of electric and magnetic disturbances or waves that travel through space.
telescopes
electromagnetic radiation
universal gravitation
frequency
10
The four inner planets of our solar system are
meteorites
interplanetary asteroids
terrestrial planets
gas giant planets
11
The daily rise and fall of Earth's oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.
eccentricity
tides
synchronous rotation
lunar month
12
Gas and dust from which the stars and planets formed.
asteroids
planetesimals
solar nebula
interstellar clouds
13
The force that Newton discovered is called the law of
universal gravitation
electromagnetic spectrum
electromagnetic radiation
center of mass
14
Solid bodies hundreds of kilometers in diameter that merged to form the planets.
planetesimals
interstellar clouds
asteroids
solar nebula
15
This is the number of waves that occur each second
distance
frequency
visible light
wavelength
16
All forms of electromagnetic radiation including x-rays and radio waves make up the
visible light
electromagnetic spectrum
wavelengths
frequency
17
__________________ measures the distance between the peaks on a wave.
distance
center of mass
wavelength
frequency
18
Length of time it takes the Moon to go through a complete cycle of phases.
lunar month
lunar eclipse
synchronous rotation
solar year
19
Saturn's average density is lower than that of
water
methane
hydrogen
helium
20
Temperatures on the Moon's surface are
always very cold
always very hot
either very hot or very cold
moderate
21
The surface of Mercury is similar to the surface of the
Earth
Venus
Mars
Moon
22
State in which the Moon's orbital and rotational periods are equal.
eccentricity
lunar month
astronomical unit
synchronous rotation
23
Oval shape centered on two points instead of one point.
ellipse
eccentricity
astronomical unit
solar nebula
24
What percentage of all planetary matter in the solar system is Jupiter's mass?
50%
60%
40%
70%
25
Scientists study radiation with ____________ which collect and focus light.
telescopes
center of mass
wavelength
visible light
26
The most commonly accepted theory about the origin of the Moon explains why
the Moon is so far away from Earth.
the Moon has very little regolith.
the same side of the Moon is always seen from Earth.
the Moon and Earth have similar compositions.
27
Point in a planet's orbit when it is farthest from the Sun.
perigee
apogee
perihelion
aphelion
28
Rotating disk of dust and gas that formed the Sun and the planets.
interstellar cloud
planetesimals
solar nebula
synchronous rotation
29
The farthest point from Earth in the Moon's orbit.
aphelion
perihelion
apogee
perigee
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The brightest planet in the nighttime sky is
the Moon
Mercury
Mars
Venus
