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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which model does this picture show?
geocentric
heliocentric
cyclocentric
Copernican
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which model does this picture show?
geocentric
heliocentric
astrocentric
Ptolemaic
- 3. Multiple Choice
The heliocentric model puts the ___________ in the middle of the solar system, the geocentric model puts the __________ at the center.
moon, sun
Earth, sun
sun, Earth
- 4. Multiple Choice
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere in position A?
winter
summer
spring
fall
- 5. Multiple Choice
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere at position C?
winter
summer
spring
fall
- 6. Multiple Choice
At what positions are the Northern and Southern Hemispheres getting about the SAME amount and intensity of sunlight?
A and B
B and C
A and C
B and D
- 7. Multiple Choice
The revolution of an object describes its
cycle of day and night
rotation on an axis
orbit around another body
circumference
- 8. Multiple Choice
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
high
neap
low
spring
- 9. Multiple Choice
Pyramid Power, alien abductions, and astrology are considered pseudoscience. What could scientists do to make the study of these subjects more valid?
use scientific methods and procedures to collect and interpret data
ask more people about their opinion of these topics
collect subjective stories from all over the world
make up data that fit the hypothesis
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following images shows a lunar eclipse?
- 11. Multiple Choice
The time it takes for the moon to make one full orbit (revolution) around Earth is
24 hours
365.25 days
about 30 days
5 days
- 12. Multiple Choice
The greatest difference between high and low tides occurs when the Earth, sun and moon are aligned, creating
neap tides
spring tides
tidal waves
lake tides
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a valid reason to change or modify a theory
popular opinion
new evidence and data
advances in technology allowing for new discoveries
results that are valid and do not support the old theory
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following letters shows the position of the Earth when the Southern Hemisphere is in summer?
A
B
C
D
- 15. Multiple Choice
What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun, the moons orbiting the planets, and you on the surface of the Earth?
electromagnetism
the strong force
gravity
the weak force
- 16. Multiple Choice
Without the sun's gravity, the planets of our solar system would
crash into the sun
explode
be flung out to space in a straight line
continue in their orbits
- 17. Multiple Choice
To determine the length of a year on another planet, you would need to know
the rate of rotation on its axis
the length of one orbit around the sun
the tilt of the planet on its axis
the number of moons orbiting the planet
- 18. Multiple Choice
Tides are caused by
the gravity of the moon and sun
the temperature of the atmosphere
wind making waves
earthquakes
- 19. Multiple Choice
The name of the program that sent humans to the moon was
Gemini
Cassini
Apollo
Voyagers 1 and 2
- 20. Multiple Choice
If the Earth were not tilted on its axis
there would be no seasons
the whole planet would be warmer
there would be no gravity
nothing would change
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