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On the 9th, half of the side of the Moon facing Earth is lit.
True
False
2
Which group of planets are gaseous?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Saturn, Earth, Venus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter
3
What season does this model represent?
Summer in the Northern hemisphere
Winter in the Northern hemsiphere
Fall in the Northern hemisphere
Spring in the Northern hemisphere
4
A compass helps to...
see far away objects closer
tell time
locate cardinal directions
measure latitude
5
Earth revolves around the Sun like...
Mars revolves around the asteroid belt.
Moon revolves around Sun.
Moon revolves around Earth.
Sun revolves around Earth.
6
Rotation
1 day for a complete rotation
Takes 365 days for a complete rotation
Takes 24hrs for a complete rotation
7
Which letter represents Fall?
A
C
B
D
8
What gives us shadows?
Rotation
Revolution
Seasons
The Axis
9
Which describes the this picture best?
X=sun Y=Moon z=Earth
x=sun y=earth z=moon
x=moon y=earth z= sun
x=moon y=sun z=earth
10
The new Moon phase repeats after nearly 29 days.
False
True
11
What makes Orion visible in the winter but not in the summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Earth is tilted and rotates on its axis
All constellations revolve around Earth
Earth is tilted and revolves around the Sun
A constellations move around the Sun
12
How are shadows made?
When a object is transparent
When light reflects
When the sun is in the West
When light is blocked by an object
13
Which is the correct order of planets?
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
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Earth is a rocky (terrestrial) planet like
Mercury, Neptune, Venus
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn
Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus
Mars, Mercury, Venus
15
Rotation creates...
the four seasons
day and night
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Define rotation
The earth spinning on its axis
earth going around the sun
earth breaking its orbit
17
A sextant measures...
how large an object is
the latitude of where a sailor is in relationship to an object in the sky
the next full moon
how close an object is
18
Which statement best describes Earth?
It is the 2nd planet from the Sun and is full of dust and craters
It is in the center of the solar system and is rocky and has water
It is in the center of the solar system and is covered in gases only
It is 3rd planet from Sun, has rocky surface and water
19
When are your shadows the longest?
In the afternoon
In the morning
When the sun is directly over head
At 1:00 am
20
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
Earth
21
This image represents the last quarter moon phase
True
False
22
If you are making a report about the solar system what would be helpful to show the order of the planets?
a table of planets showing the length of how long each planet's year
a photograph of earth rotating
a map of Earth
a diagram showing the order of the planets from the sun
23
What observation could you make about Ursa Major and Polaris
Ursa Major appears to move in the sky
Ursa Major changes shape
Polaris is part of Ursa Major
Polaris revolves around Ursa Major
24
If a shadow was measured early in the morning and again at noon, the shadows would grow shorter because...
the sun goes from high in the sky to low
the sun remains in the same position
the sun remained high in the sky
the sun goes from low in the sky to high in the sky
25
What is it called when Earth orbits the Sun?
revolve
rotation
yurling
radiation
26
Which letter represents Spring?
C
A
D
B
27
The full moon phase occurs between the two quarter moon phases.
False
True
28
This image shows...
X is experiencing day and Y is experiencing day
X is experiencing night and Y is experiencing night
X is experiencing day and Y is experiencing night
X is experiencing night and Y is experiencing day
29
The sun sets in the East
False
True
30
Full Moon :
moon is between earth and sun
earth is between moon and sun
31
Which planets have the same surface as Earth?
Mars, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn
Uranus, Neptune, Venus
Mars, Saturn, Jupiter
32
Which causes Earth's seasons?
rotation of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun
gravitational pull of the Sun on Earth as it revolves around the Sun
gravitational pull of the Moon as it revolves around Earth
the tilt of Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun
33
Shadows can change _______ and _______.
width and direction
length and direction
pictures and direction
34
How many months does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun from summer to winter?
1 year
3 years
6 months
3 months
35
Which letter represents summer?
B
D
A
C
36
A telescope can make distant objects appear closer and brighter
False
True
37
The moon has a rocky, dusty surface, no water, and no atmosphere
True
False
38
If the Earth is in line with the moon and then then the sun, with the moon in the middle,what kind of moon will we see?
full moon
waxing cresent
new moon
1st quarter
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If it is 10: 30 am where you live, how long will it take before it is 10:30 am again where you live?
12 hours
6 hours
23.5 hours
24 hours
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What is Polaris?
The one star that you can see move across the sky
The one star the does not seem to move across the sky
The constellation that helps you see what time of day it is
The star that shows you where North is
41
A full moon cycle takes roughly...
7 days
29 days
23.5 days
15 days
