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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Earth's rotation causes ______?
Moon Phases
Day and Night
Rainfall and Evaporation
Seasons
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Earth and Moon's position from one another creates many things like the time of low tide, high tide, and what else?
The Moon's phases
The start of a new season
The Sun's heat to decrease
Plants to grow faster
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does the Earth's axis NOT pass through?
The North Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The Earth's center
- 4. Multiple Choice
Gravity is the responsible force for the orbiting motion of the planets around the Sun?
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
What two things are necessary for seasons to occur on Earth?
Earth's revolution around the Sun and Earth's tilted axis.
The pull of gravity between Earth and the Moon.
The distance between the Earth and the Sun.
Earth's rotations and tilted axis.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why does the Moon have many more impact craters than Earth?
The Moon blocks all the asteroids from hitting the Earth
The Moon has gravity.
The Moon is larger than the Earth.
The Moon has no significant atmosphere so the asteroids don't get burned up.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Earth and Moon have similar characteristics. One example would be:
Atmosphere containing oxygen.
Flowing water in oceans and rivers.
Fossils and fossil fuels under the surface.
Rocky surface covered in landforms.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Earth's axis is on a tilt is at what degree?
23.9
23.4
23.1
23.5
- 9. Multiple Choice
Earth rotates on its axis. How long does this rotation take?
24 hours
7 days
365 days
48 hours
- 10. Multiple Choice
Tides are caused by
The uneven heating of Earth's surface.
Deep-ocean currents.
The effect of wind on both hemispheres.
The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth's oceans.
- 11. Multiple Choice
A revolution around the sun takes how many days?
14 days
365 days
368 days
360 days
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains the day/night cycle?
The Sun travels around Earth every day.
The Earth travels around the Sun every year.
The Earth spins once on its axis every day.
The Sun stops giving off light at night.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The sun is not a star, but a planet.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
Weather is....
the average temperature of an area over several years.
recorded yearly.
changes quickly and is recorded daily.
cannot be predicted.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Complete the blanks.
Earth/Jupiter
Mercury/Venus
Earth/Saturn
Mars/Saturn
- 16. Multiple Choice
There is no wind or moving water on the moon. True or False?
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Sun rises in the _____ and sets in the _____.
North/South
South/North
East/West
West/East
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which order is correct of the planets starting at the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus
Earth, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
- 19. Multiple Choice
True or False?: To spot a New Moon is easy. Just look for a big, white, circular shape in the sky.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
In which type of rock are most fossils found?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
The ones found on the playground
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