Earth Science Final Review Part 1

A _______ telescope uses curved mirrors to gather light.

• Reflecting

• Refracting

What was the goal of Project Apollo?

• To send people to Mars

• To send people to the Moon

• To send people to orbit the Earth

A _____ is small object that orbits a larger one.

• Lander

• Rocket

• Satellite

________ was developed as a reusable means to transport people and things into space.

• Lander

• Satellite

• Space Shuttle

Which is a future goal for exploring space?

• To create an outpost on the moon

• To send people to Pluto

• To send people out of the solar system

The motion of the Earth around the sun is called a rotation.

• True

• False

When the southern hemisphere is experiencing summer, the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer.

• True

• False

The phase of the moon in which no light is reflected is called a new moon.

• True

• False

The atmosphere is composed mainly of __________.

• argon

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

What gas is released into the atmosphere by plants as they photsynthesize?

• argon

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen