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Question 1
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Q. Gravity is a force, and it weakens with _____
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distance
time
velocity
acceleration
distance
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time
velocity
acceleration
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Question 2
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Q. When calculating gravity, we measure from _____
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the center of mass of an object
the surface of an object
sea level
the closest point to a second object
the center of mass of an object
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the surface of an object
sea level
the closest point to a second object
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Question 3
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Q. Right now, how far are you from the center of the Earth?
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about 64 km
about 640 km
about 6,400 km
about 64,000 km
about 64 km
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about 640 km
about 6,400 km
about 64,000 km
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Question 4
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Q. The change in the force of gravity over distance is what astronomers call _____
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the dynamic force
the concentric force
the tidal force
centripetal force
the dynamic force
alternatives
the concentric force
the tidal force
centripetal force
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Q. The overall effect of the tidal force is to _____
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compress an object
stretch an object
apply a shear force to an object
rotate an object
compress an object
alternatives
stretch an object
apply a shear force to an object
rotate an object
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Q. Compared to the center, the side of Earth facing the Moon feels a _____ pull toward the Moon
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sideways
intermittent
faster
stronger
sideways
alternatives
intermittent
faster
stronger
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Question 7
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Q. Where the tidal force is strongest, we say it's _____
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low tide
high tide
neap tide
no tide
low tide
alternatives
high tide
neap tide
no tide
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Question 8
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Q. Where the tidal force is weakest, we say it's _____
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low tide
high tide
spring tide
no tide
low tide
alternatives
high tide
spring tide
no tide
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Q. What is the time between high tide and low tide?
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about 2 hours
about 6 hours
about 12 hours
about 24 hours
about 2 hours
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about 6 hours
about 12 hours
about 24 hours
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Question 10
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Q. There are two high tides and two low tides every _____
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hour
day
week
month
hour
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day
week
month
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Q. In general, the ocean tide causes the sea level to rise and fall by
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one or two centimeters
ten or twenty centimeters
one or two meters
ten or twenty meters
one or two centimeters
alternatives
ten or twenty centimeters
one or two meters
ten or twenty meters
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Question 12
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Q. The tidal force stretches the solid Earth by about _____
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3 centimeters
30 centimeters
3 meters
30 meters
3 centimeters
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30 centimeters
3 meters
30 meters
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Q. The Moon is receding (moving away from the Earth) at a speed of a few centimeters per _____
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day
week
month
year
day
alternatives
week
month
year
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Question 14
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Q. Due to the Moon's pull, the length of Earth's day is _____
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becoming shorter
becoming longer
held constant
oscillating
becoming shorter
alternatives
becoming longer
held constant
oscillating
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Q. What is it called when a moon shows the same face toward it's home planet?
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force linking
phase matching
tidal locking
face clamping
force linking
alternatives
phase matching
tidal locking
face clamping
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Q. During which moon phase are the Earth, Moon, and Sun in a line?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Question 17
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Q. Which tides are associated with a new or full moon?
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spring tides
neap tides
high tides
low tides
spring tides
alternatives
neap tides
high tides
low tides
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Question 18
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Q. Which tide is associated with the least difference between high and low water?
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spring tides
neap tides
high tides
low tides
spring tides
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neap tides
high tides
low tides
answer explanation
Question 19
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Q. How long is it between spring and neap tides?
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a day
72 hours
a week
a month
a day
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72 hours
a week
a month
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Question 20
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Q. The extra-strong tides, due to the Moon's elliptical orbit, are called _____
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neap tides
spring tides
proxigean tides
promethean tides
neap tides
alternatives
spring tides
<span>proxigean tides<br></span>
promethean tides
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Question 21
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Q. The stretching of an object due to extreme tidal forces is called _____
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noodle-pulling
spaghettification
pastafarianism
linguine-stretching
noodle-pulling
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spaghettification
pastafarianism
linguine-stretching
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