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A revision quiz for Earth and Space science unit - ACARA Year 7.
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1
In science, mass is defined as...
The diameter of a star
How tightly packed the matter in an object is
something very large
How much matter an object contains
2
Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon.
False
True
3
The curved path of a celestial object around another is...
a revolution
an eclipse
an orbit
a path
4
The moon's orbit is on the same plane (level) as the Earth's orbit.
False
True
5
The force of gravity that exists between two objects depends on two things:
The alignment of like atoms
The mass of both objects and the distance between them
The weight and temperature of both objects
The density and speed of both objects
6
Which is the biggest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
Pluto
7
What does a new moon look like in the sky?
A partially visible disk
A small crescent shape
A full visible disk
It can't be seen
8
The force that attracts (pulls) all matter together is
density
mass
gravity
love
9
What is a penumbra?
A shadow at an oblique angle
A monthly moon phase
A dark shadow.
A light shadow.
10
The seasons on Earth are caused by:
The Earth's proximity (nearness) to the Sun
The tilted axis of the Earth
Mermaids singing together
The moons gravitational pull on the oceans
11
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune are called:
The gas dwarfs
The Gas Stars
The gas giants
Mean names by the other planets
12
The moon is visible during a total lunar eclipse.
True
False
13
Lunar eclipses are harmful to observe with the naked eye
False
True
14
A lunar eclipse occurs when:
There's nothing else for the moon to do
The Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon
The Moon is directly betweenthe Sun and the Earth
The Sun is directly between the Earth and the Moon
15
A
penumbral
eclipse is when the Earth passes through the Moon's penumbral shadow.
True
False
16
The moon's plane of orbit is titled at a ? angle compared to the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
5o
0o
23.5o
60o
17
How many are stars are in the solar system?
8
1
10
9
18
Where would an observer need to be to witness a lunar eclipse?
Only where the Earth experinceing sunrise or sunset
In a galaxy far far away
Anywhere on the night side of the Earth
Only on the Equator
19
The Sun is the biggest planet in our solar system
True
False
20
Lunar eclipses occur every full moon.
True
False
