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1
Where is the sun located in a planetary orbit?
north
at a focus
in the center
it depends on the planet
2
Which scientist is associated with the geocentric model?
Newton
Aristotle
Galileo
Aristarchus
3
What is Kepler's 2nd Law?
planets orbit the sun in an ellipse
planets closer to the sun revolve around it faster
planets cover equal areas in equal time
larger objects have a stronger gravitational pull
4
When all of the lit half of the moon is visible to Earth, it is...
quarter moon
full moon
impossible
new moon
5
When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
spring
summer
fall
winter
6
Which have thicker atmospheres?
gas giant planets
terrestrial planets
7
Why don't eclipses happen every month?
the moon's orbit is tilted at an angle
the moon doesn't rotate
tidal friction pushes the moon away
the moon is smaller than the sun
8
Which would result in the GREATEST gravitational pull?
small masses far apart
large masses close together
large masses far apart
small masses close together
9
The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the __________.
timing of the tides
cycle of seasons
length of a month
phases of the moon
10
There was a full moon on October 8th. When will the next full moon be?
October 15th
October 22nd
November 5th
November 30th
11
Which have rocky crusts?
terrestrial planets
gas giant planets
12
Which have a higher density?
gas giant planets
terrestrial planets
13
If high tide is 7 meters and low tide is 3 meters, what is the tidal range?
not enough information
21 meters
4 meters
10 meters
14
What type of tide occurs on Earth when the moon, Sun, and Earth are in this position?
high tide
spring tide
neap tide
low tide
15
Model of the universe that places the Earth at the center
modernistic
geocentric
Copernican
heliocentric
16
Object in space that has the
MOST
impact on Earth's tides...
Mars
Sun
Moon
Jupiter
17
Describes the formation of the solar system
Nebular Theory
Big Bang Theory
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Law of Universal Gravitation
18
Model of the universe that placed the Sun at the center
Ptolemian
heliocentric
Aristotle theory
geocentric
19
a rotating cloud of gas and dust in space is called a...
planetesimal
solar nebula
planetary disk
terrestrial
20
What lunar phase is visible from Earth at this position?
waning crescent
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
21
What did Galileo's observations of Jupiter show?
all objects in space orbited Earth
planets besides Earth had bodies moving around them
Planets had elliptical orbits
all objects in space orbited the Sun
22
What is a tidal range?
the number of days between tides
the amount of time between high tides
difference between spring tides and high tides
difference between high and low tide
23
On Dec. 23rd, where on Earth will it be dark for 24 hours of the day?
at the north pole
at the equator
that is impossible
at the south pole
24
What takes one year to complete?
Earth's orbit around the Sun
Earth rotates on its axis once
the Moon's orbit around Earth
the Sun's orbit around Earth
25
At which position would it be spring in the northern hemisphere?
D
C
B
A
26
When the moon casts a shadow on earth, what can occur?
solar eclipse
quarter moon
neap tide
lunar eclipse
27
If the following objects were all 1 AU from Earth, which would have the strongest gravitational pull on Earth?
Earth's moon
Jupiter's moon, Io
Jupiter
Mars
28
Spring tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and moon are aligned and occur during the lunar phases
1st and 3rd quarter moon
waxing and waning crescent
full moon and new moon
waxing and waning gibbous
29
How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
628 days
24 hours
365 days
88 days
30
The type of tide that has higher high tides and lower low tides
neap tide
winter tide
solar tide
spring tide
