Solar System and Some Other Space Stuff

What planet is marked by an arrow in the image below?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

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What force determines the motions of planets and other objects in the solar system?

• Static electricity

• Centrifugal Force

• Electromagnetic Force

• Force of Gravity

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A planet passes a point in its orbit on August 31, 1997. The next time it passes the same point in its orbit is September 24, 2081. About how long is a year for that planet?

• 42 Earth years

• 76 Earth years

• 84 Earth years

• Cannot be determined

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Earth's orbit is an ellipse. Which of the following ellipses most closely resembles the exact shape of Earth's orbit, as seen from directly above the North Pole?

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What date would this be in the Northern Hemisphere?

• December 21st

• March 21st

• June 21st

• September 23rd

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What two factors cause the seasons?

• Rotation and tilt of the Earth

• Earth's distance to the Sun and it's revolution

• Earth's orbit and it's tilt relative to the Sun

• Solar intensity and the atmosphere

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What type of eclipse is occuring in the image?

• Tidal Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Annual Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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The image below shows a total lunar eclipse. What image shows the corresponding positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun?

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When the Moon is in the position shown, how would the Moon look from Earth?

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What is the best explanation of Moon phases?

• As the Moon passes behind Earth it is covered by Earth's shadow.

• As the Moon orbits Earth we see different amounts of the illuminated side of the Moon.

• Clouds in the sky block parts of the Moon from view.

• The Moon is brighter when it is closer to the Sun.

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