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EARTH SCIENCE MOON/SUN
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1
POINTED JETS ON THE CHROMOSPHERE
SOLAR FLARES
GRANULES
SPICULES
CORONA
2
IN WHAT MONTH DOES THE WINTER SOLTICE OCCUR IN INDIANA?
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
3
HOW MANY DAYS ARE IN A CALENDAR YEAR?
367 1/3
365 1/4
364 1/4
366 1/2
4
FOR A SOLAR ECLIPSE, WHAT LUNAR PHASE MUST THE MOON BE IN?
LAST QUARTER
FULL
NEW
FIRST QUARTER
5
THE MOON HAS A NEARLY PERFECT SHAPE BECAUSE
ITS GRAVIY IS VERY WEAK
IT ROTATES VERY FAST
IT ROTATES SLOWLY
IT IS VERY SMALL
6
LUNAR MOUNTAINS APPEAR TO BE
NONE OF THESE
BOTH OF THESE
EXTINCT VOLCANOS
GROWING
7
WHAT IS APOGEE?
WHEN THE MOON IS FARTHEST FROM THE EARTH
WHEN EARTHMOON IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
WHEN THE EARTH IS BETWEEN THE SUN THE THE MOON
WHEN THE MOON IS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN
8
IN WHAT ORDER DO THE SUN, EARTH, AND MOON LINE UP TO PRODUCE A LUNAR ECLIPSE?
EARTH-SUN-MOON
SUN-MOON-EARTH
SUN-EARTH-MOON
MOON-SUN-MOON
9
THE SUN'S SURFACE EXISTS IN WHAT STATE OF MATTER?
PLASMA
GAS
LIQUID
SOLID
10
LARGE, FLAT, DARK REGIONS ON THE MOON
CRATERS
RILLS
MARE
MOUNTAINS
11
THE SUN HAS 71 OF THE SAME ELEMENTS AS THE EARTH.
False
True
12
WHAT REACTION TAKES PLACE IN THE CORE OF THE SUN?
FISSION
EJECTA
PROMINENCE
FUSION
13
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE LUNAR MONTH THE MOON IS SAID TO BE
NEW
WANING
GIBBOUS
WAXING
14
THE SOLAR WINDS ARE MADE UP MOSTLY OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS.
True
False
15
NAME THE PHASE OF THE MOON IN THIS IMAGE.
WANING GIBBOUS
WAXING CRESCENT
WAXING GIBBOUS
WANING CRESCENT
16
The radiative zone is part of the sun's
STRUCTURE
ACTIVITY
ATMOSPHERE
ENERGY
17
THE SUN IS COMPOSED OF MOSTLY
NITROGEN AND HYDROGEN
HELIUM AND HYDROGEN
NONE OF THESE
HELIUM AND OXYGEN
18
GRANULES
STORMS ON THE SUN
LONG, NARROW VALLEYS ON THE SUN
MOUNDS OF HOT PLASMA ON THE SUN'S SURFACE
COOLER AREAS OF THE SUN
19
Where is the photosphere located?
CORE
ON THE CORONA
NEAR THE POLES
SURFACE
20
IN WHAT MONTH IS THE VERNAL EQUINOX IN INDIANA?
MARCH
MAY
JUNE
APRIL
21
WHERE DOES FUSION OCCUR
CORE
CHROMOSPHERE
RADIATIVE ZONE
CONVECTIVE ZONE
22
HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE MOON ROTATE DURING ONE REVOLUTION AROUND THE EARTH?
TWICE
27 1/3 TIMES
29 1/2 TIMES
ONCE
23
THE APPARENT PATH THE SUN FOLLOWS THROUGH THE STARS AS SEEN FROM THE EARTH IS CALLED THE SYNODIC LINE.
False
True
24
The convective zone is part of the sun's
ATMOSPHERE
ENERGY
STRUCTURE
ACTIVITY
25
WHAT PHASE OF THE MOON IS THIS?
WAXING CRESCENT
WAXING GIBBOUS
WANNING GIBBOUS
WANING CRESCENT
26
Sunspots are part of the sun's
ACTIVITY
ENERGY
STRUCTURE
ATMOSPHERE
27
SUNSPOTS MOVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ACROSS THE SUN,
False
True
28
THE TWO WAYS THE EARTH MOVES ARE....
APOGEE AND PERIGEE
ROTATION AND ECLIPTICAL
ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION AND ORBITAL
29
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PART OF THE SUN'S STRUCTURE?
CONVECTIVE ZONE
CORE
RADIATIVE ZONE
CHROMOSPHERE
30
THE OUTER REGION OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE
SPICULES
CORONA
PLASMA
SOLAR FLARES
31
A YEAR IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THE
EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN
MOON TO ORBIT THE EARTH
MOON TO ORBIT THE SUN
SUN TO ORBIT THE EARTH
32
WHAT LUNAR PHASE IS WHEN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOON IS LIT?
FULL MOON
LAST QUARTER
1ST QUARTER
WANING GIBBOUS
33
THE POINT IN THE MOON'S ORBIT WHEN IT IS NEAREST TO THE EARTH
APOGEE
EJECTA
ECLIPSIS
PERIGEE
34
An astronmical unit is defined as the distance between
THE SUN AND MERCURY
THE SUN AND THE MOON
THE EARTH AND MOON
THE EARTH AND THE SUN
35
MOST LUNAR CRATERS WERE FORMED BY
VOLCANOS
CREATION
METEORITES
MAGMA FLOW
36
SOLAR FLARES ARE SEVERE STORMS THAT CAN DISRUPT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ON EARTH.
True
False
37
COMPARED WITH THE EARTH, THE MOON'S DENSITY IS
MORE DENSE
LESS DENSE
THE SAME
38
THE NAME OF THE LINE SEPARATING THE LIGHT AND THE DARK PHASES OF THE MOON.
TERMINATOR
ECLIPTIC
EQUATOR
ELIPTICAL
39
NAME FOR THE LONG, NARROW VALLEYS ON THE MOON
RILLES
CRATERS
GRABENS
MARIA