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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the cause of seasons?The sun's position in between the Earth and MoonThe Earth's position relative to the sun and it's tilt.The moon's relative position to the sun and the tilt on it's axis.The sun's revolution around the Earth and Moon.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the stronger tide, neap or spring?SpringNeap
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow are spring tides set up?The moon on either side of the earth in a straight line with the sun.The moon perpendicular to the Earth in relation to the Sun.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these phenomena is the most common?Solar EclipsesLunar Eclipses
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Solar Flare?When the sun expands.When the sun shrinks.When the sun releases large burst of energy and radiation.When the sun releases large bursts of energy and radiation, but is channeled back into the sun.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Solar Prominence?When the sun expands.When the sun shrinks.When the sun releases large burst of energy and radiation.When the sun releases large bursts of energy and radiation, but is channeled back into the sun.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Earth's axis?The imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth.The imaginary line dividing the America's and Europe and Africa.The imaginary line that passes through the poles that the Earth rotates on.The term axis refers to the Earth's poles.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the smallest planet?MercuryVenusEarthMars
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat planet is: second from the sun, considered Earth's sister planet, and has days longer than it's years?MercuryVenusEarthMars
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat planet is: fourth from the sun, has polar ice caps, and has red soil?MercuryVenusEarthMars
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the largest planet?JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat planet has the largest rings?JupiterSaturnUranusMars
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat planets are considered the ice giants?Earth and MarsJupiter and SaturnNeptune and UranusMercury and Venus
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes comets?Found in the kupier belt, made of ice and dust, and have elliptical orbits.Large rocky bodies full of craters that revolve around planets.Rocky bodies that orbit in the asteroid belt, vary in size and shape.Chunks of rock moving around the solar system.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes meteroids?Found in the kupier belt, made of ice and dust, and have elliptical orbits.Large rocky bodies full of craters that revolve around planets.Rocky bodies that orbit in the asteroid belt, vary in size and shape.Chunks of rock moving around the solar system.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes moons?Found in the kupier belt, made of ice and dust, and have elliptical orbits.Large rocky bodies full of craters that revolve around planets.Rocky bodies that orbit in the asteroid belt, vary in size and shape.Chunks of rock moving around the solar system.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the proper term for a meteoroid that strikes the surface of a planet or moon?AsteroidMeteorMeteoriteSurface Meteoroid
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the part of the sun that we can see normally from Earth?CoronaPhotosphereChromosphereSunspots
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes a spiral galaxy?A galaxy that has arms spread outward and spin.A small galaxy with few stars.An egg-shaped galaxy with a range of stars.An oddly shaped galaxy because of a collision with another galaxy.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes an elliptical galaxy?A galaxy that has arms spread outward and spin.A small galaxy with few stars.An egg-shaped galaxy with a range of stars.An oddly shaped galaxy because of a collision with another galaxy.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements describes an irregular galaxy?A galaxy that has arms spread outward and spin.A small galaxy with few stars.An egg-shaped galaxy with a range of stars.An oddly shaped galaxy because of a collision with another galaxy.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn what part of a galaxy is a blackhole located?Just outside of one.In the very center of the galaxy.On the outermost edge of a galaxy.Galaxies aren't near black holes.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the lunar phase before a new moon?Waxing CrescentWaning CrescentWaxing GibbousWaning Gibbous
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat side of the moon is lit during the waxing phases?RightLiftTopDark Side
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat do scientists say the collision of the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies cause?The end of the universe.It will cause many planets to support life just as well as Earth.Scientists say they will combine and create the Milkdromeda galaxy.It will cause a chain reaction of explosions and many new black holes will form.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following planets has the red spot; a large storm moving on its surface the size of Earth?MarsJupiterNeptuneUranus
- 27. Multiple ChoiceFill in the blank: As an objects mass increases its gravity _________.Stops until the object stops growing.Increases, but returns to normal gravity after the object stops growing.IncreasesDecreases
- 28. Multiple ChoiceDoes distance concern the pull of gravity between two objects?No, distance doesn't matter at all.Yes, as the distance between two objects increases the gravity decreases.Yes, as the distance between two objects increases the gravity increases.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAre mass and weight the same?Yes, there is no difference between them.No, mass changes on different planets, but weight stays the same.No, mass never changes, but weight changes on planets of different sizes.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an equinox?The two times during the fall and spring that the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.The two times during the fall and spring that there is equal light over the whole Earth.The time in the summer that the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.The time in the summer that the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
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