Earth Science Review

Earth Science Review

Earth Science Review

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  1. The moon is a
  2. planet
  3. satellite
  4. star
  1. How long did the space trip from the earth to the moon take?
  2. 5 hours
  3. 10 days
  4. 5 days
  1. Moon rocks are similar to
  2. volcanic rock on earth
  3. layered rock on earth
  4. soft rocks on earth
  1. Compared to the earth’s gravity, the moon’s gravity is
  2. 1/2 as much
  3. 1/4 as much
  4. 1/6 as much
  1. The moon shines by
  2. its own light
  3. reflected light
  4. refracted light
  1. The time it takes for the moon to rotate once is
  2. 27.33 days
  3. 24 hours
  4. 30 days
  1. One revolution of the moon around the earth takes
  2. 1 day
  3. 1 year
  4. 27.33 days
  1. Only one side of the moon always faces the earth because
  2. there is not enough light on the other side
  3. the earth turns too slowly
  4. revolution and rotation of the moon take the same amount of time
  1. The moon’s actual shape
  2. changes
  3. never changes
  4. is unknown
  1. The side of the moo facing the sun is bright
  2. all the time
  3. some of the time
  4. only when it is facing the earth
  1. The phases of the moon depend on the position of the
  2. earth only
  3. earth and moon only
  4. earth, moon, and sun
  1. The moon goes through all of its phases once in
  2. 27.33 days
  3. 29.5 days
  4. 1 year
  1. A shadow forms when an object
  2. is transparent
  3. blocks light
  4. is in motion
  1. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves into
  2. the sun’s umbra
  3. its own umbra
  4. the earth’s umbra
  1. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves
  2. between the sun and the earth
  3. between the earth and the moon
  4. between the sun and moon
  1. The earth spins on its
  2. top
  3. axis
  4. side
  1. Star trails of stars above the north pole are
  2. square
  3. straight
  4. circular
  1. What are three ways we can determine that the earth rotates?
  2. star trails, ocean currents, wind patterns

b. pendulums, star trails, earthquakes

  1. pendulums, wind currents, eclipses
  1. The side of the earth facing the sun has
  2. nighttime
  3. daytime
  4. midnight
  1. The earth’s axis is tilted
  2. 15 degrees
  3. 90 degrees
  4. 23.5 degrees
  1. During the summer, the days are
  2. shorter than the nights
  3. longer than the nights
  4. the same length as the nights
  1. The name of the north star is
  2. Rigel
  3. Sirius
  4. Polaris
  1. The sun rises in
  2. north
  3. west
  4. east
  1. The earths changing distance from the sun
  2. causes the seasons to change
  3. keeps the seasons from changing
  4. does not affect the seasons
  1. Compared to the direct rays, slanted rays of light
  2. cover a smaller area
  3. cover a greater area
  4. are brighter
  1. The angle of the sun’s rays changes during the year because of the tilt of the axis of the
  2. moon
  3. sun
  4. earth
  1. Changes in the length of day are caused by the
  2. sun’s rays
  3. earth’s tilt
  4. phases of the moon
  1. The difference in the seasons are caused by
  2. the angle of the sun’s rays
  3. the length of the day
  4. by both
  1. The month was once based on the motions of the
  2. moon
  3. sun
  4. stars
  1. One revolution of the earth measures
  2. year
  3. month
  4. day
  1. The number of days in a year is
  2. 365
  3. 356
  4. 365 1/4
  1. The earths place in its orbit around the sun determines
  2. months
  3. days
  4. seasons
  1. Some tides are caused by
  2. wind
  3. rain
  4. the moon’s gravity
  1. How many times a day does the earths rotation causes the tides to rise and fall?
  2. once
  3. twice
  4. four times
  1. Name a type of tide
  2. spring
  3. neap
  4. both
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