Earth, Moon and Sun Quiz

What is the value of the Earth's mean diameter?

• 6500 km

• 3500 km

• 13 000 km

• 26 000 km

Which part of the Earth's surface has a latitude of 23 ½° South?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

What is the ratio mean diameter of Earth : mean diameter of Moon?

• 2 : 1

• 3 : 1

• 5 : 1

• 4 : 1

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which part of the Earth's surface is 90° further north than the Tropic of Capricorn?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• North Pole

What are the relative positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a lunar eclipse?

• Moon - Earth - Sun

• Earth - Moon - Sun

• Earth - Sun - Moon

• Moon - Sun - Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An astronomer in northern France took a photograph of the Moon one night. What would have been the phase of the Moon 7 days earlier?

• waxing gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the declination of the Mean Sun?

• It depends on the observer's latitude.

• 0°

• -23.5°

• +23.5°

The graph shows the Equation of Time for different months in the year. The graph shows that the Sun is

• behind the Mean Sun during March

• behind the Mean Sun during October

• ahead of the Mean Sun during July

• ahead of the Mean Sun during February

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the Earth’s interval divisions lies directly above the mantle?

• Convective zone

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Crust

An Earth-sensing satellite orbits the Earth at a height of 300 km.

What is the approximate value of the radius of the satellite’s orbit?

• 3800km

• 6800km

• 13300km

• 26300km

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3