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Earth Science Midterm Review
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A midterm review for 9th grade #EarthScience using the EarthComm textbook.
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1
Which planets are Terrestrial planets?
Earth and Mars
Pluto and the Moon
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
2
When an ellipse is used to represent a planet's orbit, the sun is located where?
at one of the foci
at the center of the main axis
outside the ellipse
3
Which type of waves on the diagram have the lowest energy?
radio
microwave
visible
gamma
4
Which moon phases result in higher (more extreme) tides?
First & Third Quarter
Full, New
Gibbous
Crescent
5
What part of the sun's atmosphere can be seen in this photo of a solar eclipse?
corona
photosphere
chromosphere
6
Which color image shows an ellipse with an eccentricity closer to 1?
green oval
blue circle
7
What can an image like this one tell us about a star?
which way the star is moving
how big the star is
what elements are in the star
8
According to the H-R diagram, which stars have low temperature and high luminosity?
main sequence stars
supergiants
white dwarfs
9
The Doppler effect tells us that objects showing a red light shift are moving which way?
away from us
towards us
10
If the sun is to the right of Earth, which moon position would result in a solar eclipse?
full moon
new moon
11
What is shown in the picture?
emission spectrum
absorption spectrum
12
Which answer is NOT a possible result of a major asteroid impact on Earth?
slowing down Earth's orbit
earthquakes
volcanoes
crater
13
What type of star in the picture will be one of the last phases in the life cycle of our sun?
supernova
neutron star
main sequence star
white dwarf
14
Which universe theory has more evidence to support it?
Big Bang Theory
Steady State Theory
15
What is the correct order of these units from LARGEST to SMALLEST?
parsec, AU, light year
AU, light year, parsec
parsec, light year, AU
light year, parsec, AU
16
Which set of planets is larger and less dense?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth and Mars
Pluto and the Moon
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Which type of galaxy is in the picture?
spiral
irregular
elliptical
barred spiral
