Unit 1: Solar System Test Review

The movement of water toward and away from the coast due to tidal forces is call a

• tidal bore

• tidal current

• tidal range

• tidal oscillation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of tide is produced by the arrangement in Diagram B?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• winter tide

• weak tide

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

In which of the diagram shown is the gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans greater

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

In Diagram B, what phase of the moon would be seen from the Earth?

• New Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which force is responsible for causing tides?

• Centrifugal force

• Gravitational force

• Electromagnetic force

• Nuclear force

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When the size of the lighted part of the moon's near side is decreasing, the moon is

• full

• waxing

• annular

• waning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Asteroids like Bennu (pictured here by NASA's OSIRIS-REx), as well as meteorites can provide information about

• the composition of the solar system before the planets formed

• the size of Earth

• the destiny of the solar system

• the size of the universe

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During a new moon, where will the moon be in relation to the Earth and Sun?

• Between the Earth and Sun

• Near Mars

• Outside the Solar System

• On the far side of the Earth and Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Copernicus's model of the solar system is

• geocentric

• ethnocentric

• lunocentric

• heliocentric