Space System Exploration Review

1. Which Picture best shows the relative positions of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun during a lunar eclipse?

• a. Picture A

• b. Picture B

• c. Picture C

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2. Look at Picture B. Which of the following best shows how the moon would look from Earth in Picture B?

• a.
• b.
• c.
• d.

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3. The phase of the moon you see depends on

• a. where you are on Earth’s surface.
• b. how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.
• c. whether or not an eclipse is occurring.
• d. how much of the moon’s surface is lit by the sun.

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4. If a spacecraft travels from Earth to the edge of the solar system, what will happen to the gravitational pull between Earth and the spacecraft? The gravitational pull between Earth and the spacecraft will ___________________ .

• a. increase
• b. decrease
• c. remain the same

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5. One factor responsible for the strength of gravitational attraction between a planet and the Sun is the

• a. degree of tilt of the planet’s axis
• b. how much sunlight reaches the planet
• c. how long a planet takes to rotate on its axis
• d. distance between the planet and the Sun

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6. The height of tides changes throughout the day mainly because

• a. the Earth rotates on its axis, changing the side of Earth that faces the moon.
• b. the Earth rotates on its axis, changing the side of Earth that faces the sun.
• c. the moon revolves around Earth throughout the day.
• d. the Earth rotates on its axis and the spin causes water to be “left behind”.

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7. The part(s) of the Earth experiencing low tide in Figure Two is

• a. A
• b. G
• c. C and G
• d. A and E

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8. Which diagram shows the movement that is most responsible for Earth’s day/night cycle?

• a. A
• b. B
• c. both A and B
• d. neither A nor B

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9. The movement of Earth in Picture A represents what length of time?

• a. one rotation
• b. one season
• c. one year
• d. one day

10. Earth has seasons because

• a. of Earth’s rotation
• b. the distance between Earth and the Sun changes
• c. the temperature of the Sun changes
• d. Earth’s axis is tilted as it moves around the Sun

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