Earth Science Midterm

What is the process in which stars produce energy?

• Stars fuse heavy elements into lighter elements

• Stars burn carbon dioxide and heavier elements

• Stars fuse light elements into heavier elements

At which lettered position of Earth does New York State experience the first day of Summer?

• A

• C

• B

• D

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere at location A?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

Which motion causes am observer to see different constellations at midnight on July 7th compared to midnight on January 3rd?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of the constellations in their orbits

• rotation of the stars in their constellations

• revolution of Earth in its orbit

According to the diagram, what moon phase is it at position 6?

• Waxing gibbous

• Third quarter

• New Moon

• Waning gibbous

ALL ocean tides show a pattern that is

• noncyclic and unpredictable

• cyclic and unpredictable

• noncyclic and predictable

• cyclic and predictable

Based on the graph, the first low tide on December 26th occurred at approximately

• 11 am

• 6 pm

• 11 pm

• 6 am

How many days are required for the Moon to complete a cycle of phases from a new Moon position to the next new Moon?

• 2.2 d

• 27.3 d

• 29.5 d

• 365.25 d

When a solar eclipse is viewed from Earth, the Moon must be located at orbital position

• 5

• 7

• 3

• 1

Which statement best explains why the same side of the Moon is viewed from Earth as the Moon goes through its phases?

• The Moon's period of rotation equals the Moon's period of revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's period of rotation equals the Earth's period of revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's period of rotation equals the Earth's period of rotation

• The Moon does not rotate as it revolves around Earth