Space Post-Assessment

The Solar System is made up of eight planets, numerous comets, asteroids, and moons, and the Sun.

The force that holds all of these objects together is ...

• Tension

• Magnetism

• Electromagnetic Attraction

• Gravity

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The gravitational pull created by _______ causes Earth to revolve around it.

• the Moon

• the Sun

• Jupiter

• Venus

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Due to the tilt of the Earth's axis, ...

• daylight in North America lasts longer in December than in July.

• the Eastern and Western Hemispheres have opposite seasons.

• certain regions on Earth can experience non-stop daylight for six months of the year

• the North and South Poles experience the same seasons at the same time.

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Look at the diagram below.

The planets' relative distances from the Sun are shown. The sizes of the planets are not drawn to scale.

Which of the following planets most likely has the coldest surface temperature?

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

• Mercury

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Day and night are caused by ...

• the rotation of Earth on its axis.

• the Sun completing a full orbit around the Earth.

• the rotation of the Sun on its axis.

• the Earth completing a full orbit around the Sun.

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Which of the following causes the change in seasons on Earth?

• The tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Sun revolving around the Earth.

• The spinning of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun.

• The tilting of the Earth on its axis and the Earth revolving around the Sun.

• The Earth revolving around the Sun and the Moon revolving around the Earth.

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What is significant about the discovery of water on Mars?

• It proves there is life on Mars.

• It provides evidence there may be life on Mars.

• It proves that there was once an advanced civilization on Mars.

• It provides evidence of an advanced civilization on Mars.

As the Moon revolves around the Earth, it also rotates on its axis.

Why is it that the same side of the Moon is always visible from Earth?

• The speed of the Moon's rotation keeps the same side always facing Earth.

• That side of the Moon only faces away from Earth during the daytime.

• The Earth's gravity attracts one side of the Moon more than the other.

• The Moon does not have a day and night cycle.

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Tides describe the regular rising and falling of ocean water. Tides are caused by ...

• the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon.

• large storm systems over oceans.

• the rotation of the Moon on its axis.

• earthquakes on the ocean floor.

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This image shows the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a ...

• Lunar Eclipse - the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• Solar Eclipse - the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

• Solar Eclipse - the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• Lunar Eclipse - the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

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