Earth, Moon, Sun Test Review
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- 1.Which object in space produces its own light?
- A.
Moon
- B.
Star
- C.
Planet
- D.
Asteroid
- 2.About how long does one rotation of the Earth take?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
365 Days
- C.
12 hours
- D.
30 days
- 3.About how long does one revolution of the Earth take?
- A.
24 hours
- B.
365 days
- C.
12 hours
- D.
30 days
- 4.
- A.
1,000,000
- B.
1,000
- C.
1
- D.
100
- 5.
- A.
It is the attraction among all objects in the universe.
- B.
It causes an object on Earth to have weight.
- C.
It prevents asteroids from crashing into Earth.
- D.
It causes the sun to pull the Earth and keep it in its orbit around the sun.
- 6.The closer a planet is to the Sun the _____________________ it will be.
- A.
Bigger
- B.
Colder
- C.
Hotter
- D.
Smaller
- 7.Which is NOT true about satellites?
- A.
The Earth has one artificial satelite.
- B.
It is an object that orbits another object in space.
- C.
The Earth is a satellite of the sun.
- D.
The Earth has one natural satelite.
- 8.
- A.
There are 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet.
- B.
The sun is the only star in our solar system.
- C.
Each planet has 1 moon.
- D.
The bigger planets are closer to the sun.
- 9.
- A.
New Moon, Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, First Quarter, and Waxing Crescent.
- B.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Third Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, First Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
- C.
Full Moon, Waning Crescent, First Quarter, Waning Gibbous, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waxing Crescent.
- D.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waning Crescent
- 10.A solar eclipse may occur when ______________________.
- A.
There is a full moon
- B.
The moon is between the Earth and the sun
- C.
The Earth casts a shadow on the Earth.
- D.
The Earth is between the moon and the sun
- 11.A lunar eclipse may occure when ___________________.
- A.
The moon is between the Earth and the sun
- B.
There is a New Moon
- C.
The Earth is between the moon and the sun
- D.
The sun casts a shadow over the Earth
- 12.A revolution is _______________.
- A.
One complete spin of Earth on its axis
- B.
One complete spin of the sun on its axis
- C.
One complete orbit around the sun
- D.
One complete orbit around the moon
- 13.A rotation is ___________________.
- A.
One complete spin of Earth on its axis
- B.
One complete spin of the sun on its axis
- C.
One complete orbit around the sun
- D.
One complete orbit around the moon
- 14.Which of these things happen because the Earth is tilted?
- A.
Seasons
- B.
Tides
- C.
Oceans
- D.
Rainfall
- 15.True or false? The force of gravity between the Earth and the moon causes the tides on Earth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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