Interrelationships in Earth and Space Systems

Which of the following plaints is (are) not considered to be one of the "gas giants."

• Jupiter

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Mars

• Saturn

Which of the following planets would you expect to have LESS gravity than Earth? (Choose ALL that apply)

• Jupiter

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Mars

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Earths rotation causes _____________?

• Seasons

• Day and Night

• Moon Phases

• Eclipses

• Months

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Rocky and metallic objects that orbit the Sun but are to small to be considered plants are ____?

• Asteroids

• Moons

• Comets

• Stars

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In summer we recieve more direct solar rays and more hours of daylight because...

• The Earth is closer to the Sun

• There are more days in the month

• Our hemisphere is tilted TOWARDS the Sun

• Our hemisphere is tilted AWAY from the Sun

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As the distance between two objects decrease's the gravitational attraction between them...

• Stays the same

• Increases

• Decreases

• None of the above

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The time is takes a planet to make one complete trip around the sun is called the _________.

• Period of the revolution

• Day

• Period of rotation

• Axis

• Month

Planets in our solar system revolve around the Sun in __________.

• Circles

• Parallel Lines

• Circular Paths

• Elliptical Paths

The moons gravitational pull has a MUCH GREATER effect on tides than the Suns gravitational pull because ______________.

• The moon is larger than the Sun

• The Moon is smaller than the Sun

• The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun

• The Moons gravity is greater than the Suns gravity

• The Moons gravity is greater than the Earths gravity

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What causes a solar eclipse?

• Earth's clouds

• Solar storms

• The moon blocking the light of the Sun

• The Greenhouse Effect produced by air pollution

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