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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?
planets
comets
moons
all of the above
- 2. Multiple Choice
The moon most likely formed
from a collision of Earth with a Mars-sized object.
in another region of space and drifted toward Earth.
from asteroids in the solar system that came together.
in the same way as Earth was formed.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Ocean tides are the result of
the rotation of Earth.
the sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.
changes in Earth’s orbital position around the sun.
differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The distance between stars is typically measured in
light years
starlight
astronomical units
miles
- 5. Multiple Choice
The big bang theory explains the
origin of the universe.
life cycle of a star.
formation of solar system.
arrangement of constellations.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The gravitational force between two objects increases as mass
decreases or distance decreases.
decreases or distance increases.
increases or distance decreases.
increases or distance increases.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat protects life on Earth from harmful ultra violet rays?Earth's distance from the SunEarth's tiltMoon's gravityOzone layer
- 8. Multiple Choice
Many of the Moon's craters formed when:
Volcanoes erupted
Seas evaporated
The Sun partly melted the surface
Space objects hit the Moon's surface
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:Neptune & SaturnEarth & MercuryThe Milky Way & PolarisMars & Jupiter
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat do comets have in common with Earth?They orbit the SunThey have north and south magnetic polesThey are primarily made of ice and dustThey both have a spherical shape
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these appears in Earth's atmosphere?a moona meteoran asteroida comet
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these terms best describes the makeup of most asteroids?gaseousliquidrockyall of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Milky Way?a candy bara stara solar systema galaxy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Gas, dust, billions of stars and planets describes what space entity?
Solar System
Galaxy
Constellations
Oort cloud
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe phases of the moon are caused byThe Earth's shadow on the moonThe moon is a white dwarfThe amount of sunlight being reflected by the moon towards EarthThe amount of light emitted by the moon towards Earth
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe spinning of an object on its axis is called______orbitrotationrevolutiontide
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow long does earth's rotation last?90 hoursabout 1 hour24 hours48 hours
- 18. Multiple ChoiceOne complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about180 days300 days365 days385 days
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct order from largest to smallest?galaxy, universe, planet, sunplanet, sun, galaxy, universeuniverse, galaxy, sun, planetsun, galaxy, universe, planet
- 20. Multiple Choice
The further a planet is from the sun the __ it is.
colder
hotter
smaller
larger
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat makes the moon shine at night?The moon reflects the light from the Earth.The moon provides its own light.The moon reflects the light from the sun.The moon burns like a star.
- 22. Multiple Choice
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
When the Earth's shadow is cast on the moon
When the moon's shadow is cast on Earth
When the moon's shadow is cast on the Sun
When the Sun's shadow is cast on Earth
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