Earth Science Quiz

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, three planets known as gas giants because of their large size and low density are

• Venus, Neptune, and Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus

• Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus

• Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter

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Major ocean and air currents appear to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere due to

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's revolution

• the Sun's rotation

• the Moon's revolution

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The apparent changing direction of a large, freely swinging pendulum can be used as evidence that Earth

• is rotating

• Revolving

• tilted on its axis

• wobbling on its axis

What is the eccentricity of an orbit having a major axis length of 30 million miles and a focal distance of 3 million miles?

• 3

• 10

• 0.1

• 0.01

The diagram shows a planet's orbit around the Sun. At which location is the planet's orbital velocity greatest?

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Which diagram shows the position of the Earth relative to the Sun's rays during a winter day in the Northern Hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is the smallest eccentricity possible for an ellipse?

On which day of the year was the path observed? (The model below shows the Sun’s path across the sky for an observer in New York State.)

• March 21

• December 21

• June 21

• September 21

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Base your answer to question 10 on the diagram below, which shows a model of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. Which of the locations represents the summer solstice?

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1. Base your answer to the following question on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents the elliptical orbit for one planet in our solar system. The two foci of the orbit are shown as the Sun and F2. 

which condition would produce an orbit with a greater eccentricity?  

• A) a decrease in the distance between the Sun and F2 

• B) an increase in the distance between the Sun and F2 

• C) a constant decrease in the orbital velocity of the planet

• D) a constant increase in the orbital velocity of the planet 

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