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Earth Science Review of the Solar System, the Moon, and the Earth.
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The Earth is this shape
Rotational
Spherical
Circluar
Hemispherical
2
The obliquity of the Earth is...
The Earth's Shadow.
The Earth's Orbit.
The shape of the Earth.
The Earth's tilt.
3
We always see the same side of the moon. (T/F)
False
True
4
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A planet that never formed.
A ring of rock.
A ring of frozen gasses.
The ring that goes around Pluto.
5
This causes there to be seasons on the Earth.
Solar eclipses.
The penumbra of the moon.
The distance from the sun.
The tilt of the axis.
6
Pluto is a...
Meteorite
Dwarf Plant
Planet
Kuiper Belt Object
7
With out the Earth's magnetic field we would experience more...
Seasons
Radiation
Eclipses
Daylight
8
The Earth is warmer near the equator because...
The sun is hotter at the equator.
The suns rays are more direct at the equator.
The atmosphere is thicker at the equator.
The ocean keeps the Earth warmer at the equator.
9
The ring of rocks that circles the inner planets are called the
Meteor Belt
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud
10
The far side of the moon is always dark. (T/F)
False
True
11
The eccentricity of the Earth is...
The shape of the Earth's shadow.
The shape of the Earth's surface.
The shape of the Earth's Orbit.
The shape of the Earth's surface.
12
What would less of an angle of obliquity mean for the Earth?
More daytime.
Less daytime.
More seasonal difference.
Less seasonal difference.
13
The Earth's magnetic field has never changed. (T/F)
True
False
14
How long does it take for the Earth to move around its own axis once.
24 hours
365 days
60 minutes
1 month
15
This moon phase is called a ...
Gibbous Moon
New Moon
Blue Moon
Full Moon
16
The Procession of the Earth causes it's axis to...
Wobble around.
Change the directions of North and South.
Point towards the North Star.
Stay the same.
17
A total eclipse takes place in this type of shadow
Solstice
Ubiquity
Umbra
Penumbra
18
The outer planets are made of
Gas
Meteoroids
Rock
Oort Cloud
19
Lunar eclipses always happen at...
Day Time
Night Time
At Equinoxes
At the Solstice
20
When the Procession, Obliquity, and Eccentricity combine in the right way, we get a...
Asteroid Belt
New Moon
Solar Eclipse
Ice Age
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The inner planets are made of...
Gas
Rock
Asteroids
Meteors
