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VA Science SOL 4.8 Earth, Moon, Sun Review
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Which of the following is the next phase of the moon?
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G
F
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Which of these best explains why the sun is not visible during the night?
That side of the sun faces away from Earth.
The sun stops creating light at night.
That side of Earth faces away from the sun.
The moon blocks the sun from view.
3
Which of these best describes the Moon?
Smaller than Earth
Older than Earth
Having the same climate as Earth
Having the same atmosphere as Earth
4
What did Copernicus and Galileo believe about the universe?
They believed the sun was not important to the universe.
They believed the sun moved around the Earth.
They believed the sun was the center of the universe.
They believed the planets moved around Earth.
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Which shows the that the Earth revolves around the sun as the moon revolves around the Earth?
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F
H
G
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Apollo 11 retrieved Moon’s surface samples because it was the first to have astronauts
return to Earth
walk in space
land on the Moon
orbit a planet
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Which of these describes rotation?
The Moon goes around Earth every 28 days.
Earth makes one turn on its axis every 24 hours.
Mercury goes around the Sun every 88 days.
Earth orbits the Sun about every 365 days.
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What is happening in this picture?
The Earth is revolving around the Moon.
The Earth is rotating around the Sun.
The Earth is rotating around the Moon.
The Earth is revolving around the Sun.
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Which of these objects in the solar system has been visited by people from Earth?
Asteroid
Moon
Sun
Mars
10
The surface of the Moon is made up of —
swirling gases
large bodies of water
a mixture of gases and water
craters, highlands, and flat areas
11
The motion of Earth around the Sun most affects the
timing of tides
length of a month
phases of the Moon
cycle of the seasons
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If the Earth moved farther away from the sun, which of these would probably happen?
There would be no moon.
There would be more seasons.
There would be more solar eclipses.
There would be colder weather.
13
The seasons are related to —
the Earth's revolution around the Sun
the Moon's rotation
the Earth's rotation
the Moon's revolution around the Earth
14
What has many visible craters unaffected by erosion and caused by collisions from asteroids?
Stars
Earth
Sun
Moon
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Earth makes a complete revolution around the Sun about once every —
season
minute
year
day
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Which of these takes about one year to complete?
The Sun to orbit Earth
Earth to rotate on its axis
Earth to orbit the Sun
The Moon to orbit Earth
17
Ptolemy and Aristotle believed —
the Sun never moved
the Sun and planets traveled around Earth
planets were rocks
Earth and Moon traveled around the Sun
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What would happen on Earth if there was not an axial tilt?
There would be no seasons.
The Earth would rotate on a faster pace.
The Earth would make more revolutions.
There would be more seasons.
19
Galileo used a telescope to see what the moon looked like. He could tell that the moon had
many craters
plants but no animals
active volcanoes
polar ice caps
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Which of these best shows the size of the moon relative to the sun?
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G
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Which of these would fit best in area 3 of this Venn diagram?
Active volcanoes
Active volcanoes
Rocky surface
Oxygen in atmosphere
22
Earth's seasons are caused by —
its axial tilt
the Moon's axial tilt
rotation of the Moon
revolution of the Sun
23
Which of these is the most responsible for the changes of the seasons on Earth?
Tilt of Earth on its axis
Distance to Mars
Position of the Moon
Temperature of the Sun
24
Which is the next phase in the sequence?
B
D
A
C
