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Introduction and the Solar System
Introduction and the Solar System
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1
Which of the following movements can impact the intensity of Earth's seasons the most?
Barycenter
Obliquity
Precession
Nutation
2
Which of the following refers to a giant chunk of ice in space?
Meteor
Meteorite
Asteroid
Comet
3
Why is the moon important for life on Earth?
It lights up the night sky
It helps with the Earth's tides
All of the above
It stabilizes the rotation of Earth
4
Which of the following refers to the
wobble
of the Earth on its axis?
Eccentricity
Barycenter
Nutation
Precession
5
Which of the following is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 21
June 21
March 21
September 21
6
Which of the following planets listed below is considered terrestrial?
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
7
Which of the following refers to the rocking and swaying of the Earth as it rotates?
Nutation
Precession
Obliquity
Eccentricity
8
Where is the
barycenter
between the Sun and Earth?
Near the middle of Earth
Near the middle of the Sun
At the right half of Earth
At the right half of the Sun
9
Why are planets always spheres?
The pressure of space shaped planets that way
Gravity pulls matter in all directions
Not all planets are spheres
It occurred randomly
10
Which of the following hypotheses describes how the moon was formed?
Big Bang Hypothesis
Nebular Hypothesis
Giant Impact Hypothesis
Heliocentric Hypothesis
11
Why is the Sun crucial for life on Earth?
It keeps the Earth in orbit in our solar system
All of the above
It allows plants to make their own food
It warms up Earth
12
Which of the following is the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere?
June 21
March 21
September 21
December 21
13
Which element makes up 70% of the sun?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
14
Which of the following is the most massive object in our solar system?
The asteroid belt
Jupiter
A black hole
The Sun
15
What is the arrow pointing to?
Human activity on Mars
A giant crater on Jupiter
Volcanic activity on Mars
A giant storm on Jupiter
16
How long does it take the Earth to
rotate
on its axis?
Both A and B
365\frac{1}{4} days
24 hour
1 day
17
Where would a person weigh the most?
On the beach
On Jupiter
On the moon
On Mt. Everest
18
Which of the following is the largest planet in our solar system?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
The Sun
19
Which theory/ hypothesis explains the formation of the just the solar system?
String theory
Bing bang theory
Giant Impact hypothesis
Nebular hypothesis
20
How long does it take for the earth to
revolve
completely around the sun?
1 day
Both A and B
24 hours
365\frac{1}{4} days
21
If you were to land on the moon, which of the following would happen to your mass?
It will decrease
It will increase
It will stay the same
Lines of longitude
22
When does Earth have equal amounts of sunlight?
Spring/Autumn Equinox
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
During a lunar eclipse
23
Which of the following is a
NOT
property that all planets must share?
all planets are small enough that it is not a star
all planets are a sphere
all planets orbit a star
all planets have at least one moon
24
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
It is too small to clear its orbit of other objects
It is not a sphere
It is too far from the Sun
Goldfish
25
Which of the following is the primary cause of the differences in seasons?
Changes in solar activity
Distance from the sun
Changes in lunar activity
The Earth's tilt towards/away from the sun
