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AGS Earth Science Ch 3 Review
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1
When the moon is getting smaller it is ...
small
waxing
waning
huge
2
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is what season in the Southern Hemisphere?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Fall
3
The movement of the earth in its path around the sun is the earth's...
mass
gravity
revolution
tides
4
The area totally covered by the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse is called the...
path of sun
path of totality
path of neutrality
path of apollo
5
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
Moon takes same time to rotate as it does to orbit.
We do not always see the same side of the moon.
The moon does not rotate.
The moon does not orbit the earth.
6
What is the main cause of the earth's seasons?
the gravity between the moon and earth
the moon's revolution around the earth
the earth's tides
the earth's tilt
7
Changes in the moon's appearance are called...
Journeys
Revolutions
Phases
Orbits
8
During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun's rays from reaching the...
moon
earth
stars
sun
9
Which spins on its axis faster, the earth or the moon?
moon
they are the same
earth
chinese food
10
What is the major rising and falling of major bodies of water?
orbits
gravity
oceans
tides
11
When the moon is getting bigger it is ....
waxing
huge
waning
small
12
The dark areas on the moon's surface are low, flat plains called...
Mariah
craters
lunar eclipse
maria
13
During a lunar eclipse, the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the...
stars
earth
moon
sun
14
The moon revolves around the earth once about every ____ days
365
29
100
50
15
The moon space missions are all called ...
crater
Saturn
maria
Apollo
16
In the summer, our part of the world gets _______ light from the sun.
direct
indirect
a lot
some
17
Light areas on the moon are called...
marias
craters
moon
highlands
18
Are you ready for your test tomorrow?
I need to study!
Almost!
NO WAY JOSE
YES BRING IT ON MRS. STOREY
19
The curved path of the moon around the earth is called its ....
meteorite
gravity
orbit
revolution
20
Does Mariah love Chinese food?
A little
No
A LOT
Sometimes
21
The earth's oceans rise and fall because of ...
craters
orbits
tides
gravity
22
The amount of matter in an object is its ...
mass
revolution
gravity
orbit
23
When the moon casts a shadow on the earth, there is a...
lunar eclipse
orbit
solar eclipse
crater
24
When the earth casts a shadow on the moon, it is called a ...
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
crater
orbit
25
A _____ is caused by the impact of a meteorite.
maria
crater
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
26
In what decade did astronauts walk on the moon for the first time?
1940s
1960s
1970s
1950s
27
A piece of rock that hits a moon or planet after traveling through space is called a ...
orbit
crater
meteorite
lunar eclipse
28
The moon stays in its orbit because of...
tides
lunar eclipse
gravity
revolution
29
The earth revolves around the sun once about every ______ days.
50
100
365
29
30
In the winter, our part of the world gets _____ light from the sun.
some
a lot
indirect
direct