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Review for Ch 25 test The Moon The Planets Kepler's Laws Tides Eclipses
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1
What objects do NOT orbit the Sun directly?
Comets
Moons
Meteoriods
The Planets - Earth is in the Center
2
What is the Heliocentric Model?
Where Earth is in the middle of the Solar System
Where the Moon is in the middle of the Solar System
Where the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System
Where a helicopter is in the middle of the Solar System
3
During what Moon Phase will a Lunar Eclipse happen?
Last Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
1st Quarter
4
During a Lunar Eclipse what is doing the "blocking"?
The Moon
The Earth
The Sun
5
What is an Ellipse?
A circle
The path of a planet's orbit
An oval like shape
A square
6
If you were standing on Earth, at night, what phase would you be seeing? (Moon A)
1st Quarter
3rd/Last Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
7
Which TWO properties explain why the planets stay in their orbits around the Sun?
Gravity and a wall around the Solar System
A string tied to the planet and a wall around the Solar System
Inertia and a string tied to the planet
Gravity and Inertia
8
If you were standing on Earth (during the day) what kind of eclipse would you be seeing?
Solar Eclipse
Meteorshower
Sunset
Lunar Eclipse
9
During a Solar Eclipse what is being "blocked" out?
The Sun
The Moon
The Earth
10
What allowed ancient observers to discover 3 new planets?
The Sextant
The Telescope
The seismograph
The satellite
11
Why do we have tides?
The Sun and Moon's gravity pulling from different directions
The Earth is spinning so the water moves
A giant flushes his toilet
The Sun and Moon hit the Earth every few years
12
What type of Eclipse is this?
Meteor Eclipse
Earther Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
13
Which 4 planets are considered the "Terrestrial Planets"?
Venus, Earth, Mercury and Mars
Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto
Mercury, Mars, Neptune and Earth
14
What is the dark shadow in this picture called?
Penumbra
Umbra
Shadow
The Moon
15
What type of eclipse is this?
Solar Eclipse
Earther Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Meteor Eclipse
16
What is the space between Mars and Jupiter called?
Kuiper Belt
Neptune
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
17
Why do we have tides?
The Earth is spinning
The Sun and Moon's gravitational pull
The Earth's gravitational pull on the Sun
Mars' gravitational pull on Earth
18
If you were standing on Earth, at night, what phase would you be seeing? (Moon B)
Full Moon
New Moon
3rd/Last Quarter
1st Quarter
19
The moon has a steady temp 24/7 365
False
True
20
During a Solar Eclipse what is doing the "blocking"?
The Moon
The Sun
The Earth
21
How did the Moon form?
A mars sized object hit the Earth - debris went flying
Earth hit the Sun - debris went flying
Pluto exploded
Jupiter and Neptune collided - debris went flying
22
The moon has a very strong atmosphere
True
False
23
What are the four outer planets called?
The Terrestrial Planets
The gas giants
The outer planets
The small planets
24
What is the most popular theory as to how our solar system formed?
The Nebular Theory
The Big Bang
The gravitational pull from the edges of the Milky Way
The planets
25
What happened to the debris that went flying after Earth and Theia collided?
It formed Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus
We don't know
It was drawn together by gravity and collected into the Moon
It flew away and created all our comets and meteoriods
26
What is the Geocentric Model?
Where a helicopter is in the middle of the Solar System
Where Earth is in the middle of the Solar System
Where the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System
Where the Moon is in the middle of the Solar System
27
What is the lighter (blue-gray color) shadow in this picture called?
The Moon
Umbra
Shadow
Penumbra
28
During a Lunar Eclipse what is being "blocked" out?
The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
29
Which tide has high tide during the New Moon/Full Moon phase (A)?
Neap Tides
Low Tides
High Tides
Spring Tides
30
You are standing on the Moon during a solar eclipse facing the Sun - what will you NOT see?
None of the above
The Earth
The Sun
