Earth & Space Science Final Exam

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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

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

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

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

13. The symbols below represent the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, the Sun and the Universe. What arrangement of symbols is most accurate?

• a.
• b.
• c.
• d.

15. Fossils usually form in which type of rock?

• a. metamorphic
• b. igneous
• c. sedimentary
• d. All of these commonly contain fossils.

18. Examine the picture to the left. It shows a rock that has cracks in it. The rock is exposed to the rain. Which of the following statements best describes how the rock would be affected if the temperature were to go below freezing?

• a. The water in the cracks would expand when the water freezes, causing the cracks to get bigger.
• b. The lower temperatures would cause the acid in the rain to act more quickly, making cracks expand faster.
• c. Over time glaciers would form, eroding the rock.
• d. The freezing temperatures would protect the rock from weathering even more.

23. The diagram below shows a river. The shaded areas on either side of the river were most likely formed by

• a. tectonic activity
• b. the deposition of sediments
• c. land development by humans
• d. compression of preexisting rock