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Astronomy Test 2 No seasons 2024
Astronomy Test 2 No seasons 2024
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Planet with the largest volcano?
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
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The Milankovitch cycles effect the Earth's
climate
timing of when the seasons occur
orbit path around the sun
all of these
3
Phase of the moon that moon between the Earth and sun?
New moon
Full moon
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
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Ganymede considered what within our solar system?
the largest comet
the largest moon
none of these
the name of the largest volcano
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How did the present Earth form 4.6 billion years ago ?
Collision with another planet sized object
Formed from a nebula into a planet
It was a moon ejected from Jupiter
Result of a supernova
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Asteroid belt is found where?
Beyond Neptune
Between Mars and Jupiter
Between Jupiter and Saturn
Between Earth and Mars
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Which effect the Earth's tides the most?
Mr. Flora's body
the Sun
the Moon
None of these
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Type of tide where low and high tides are not extreme
neap tide
rip tide
fall tide
spring tide
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We can only see one side of the moon because
none of these
moon doesn't spin
moon spins and orbits the Earth in the same amount of time
Moon and Earth orbit around the sun together
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Moon phase that is gaining light and is covering most of the moon?
waning crescent
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
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Planets that spin clockwise
Jupiter & Venus
Venus & Uranus
All of them do
Venus & Mercury
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Why has the Earth been hit by more objects than the moon but has less craters.
Not true, both have had equal number of objects hit them.
Not true, moon has been hit by more objects
Earth spins faster than the moon, creating more gravity.
Earth has more erosion
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Which takes the longest to occur on Earth
solar days
sidereal days
solar day and sidereal days are equal
it varies during the orbit around the sun
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Includes Pluto, other dwarf planets, and comets
Solar System Nebula
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid belt
Oort Cloud
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Precession is when
the Earth changes it's
the Earth changes it's orbit path (eccentricity)
the Earth wobbles
changes it's axial tilt
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Axial obliquity refers to
All of these
the shape of the Earth's orbit around the sun
the wobbling of the Earth as the poles point elsewhere
the angle of the tilt of the Earth
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Tides where the sun and moon put opposing forces on the Earth (try to cancel each other out).
spring tide
fall tide
neap tide
rip tide
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Planet with the fastest winds speeds
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
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How long does it take to see all the phases of the moon from Earth?
23.7 days
365 and 1/4 days
27.3 days
24 hours
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Aphelion is when
Earth changes it's eccentricity
when there is an equinox
the Earth is closest to the sun
the Earth is farthest from the sun
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Changes in the shape of Earth's orbit is
precession
axial obliquity
eccentricity
aphelion
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Why is Venus the hottest planet?
Closest to the sun
Has no atmosphere to block intense sunlight
Same side always faces the sun
Thick atmosphere trapping in heat
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Jovian planets are
made of mostly gas
are found farthest from the sun
are the largest
all of these
