Science Quiz

During the spring and fall equinox, the Sun will be located over the

• South Pole

• Tropic of Capricorn

• equator

• Tropic of Cancer

One of our Jovian planets is

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

The Moon is held in orbit by gravity, but moves around the Earth due to its

• gravity

• inertia

• volume

• mass

The Vernal Equinox occurs on

• June 21 - 22

• September 21 - 22

• March 21 - 22

• December 21 - 22

Earth is closest to the sun at a point called ____.

• perihelion

• perigee

• aphelion

• apogee

Evidence for the Big Bang Theory includes

• the formation of stars

• the number of stars and planets

• a color shift in distant galaxies

• the presence of many galaxies

Kepler determined that the actual orbits of the planets are

• elliptical, with Earth at one of the foci

• circular, with Earth at the center

• elliptical, with the Sun at one of the foci

• circular with the Sun at its center

Many types of radiation are emitted by the Sun. The shaded portion of the diagram represents solar radiation that reaches the surface of the Earth. The diagram shows us that

• Gamma and X-Rays make up the majority of radiation reaching the Earth

• Radio and Ultra-violet Rays make up the majority of radiation reaching the Earth

• all types of electromagnetic radiation reach the surface of the Earth

• Ultra-violet, Visible and Infrared Rays make up the majority of radiation reaching the Earth

According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?

• 4.5 billion years ago

• 13.7 billion years ago

• 13.7 million years

• 49.6 billion years ago

Earth’s axis slowly but continuously points in different directions like a top winding down, a movement known as ____.

• rotation

• nutation

• oscillation

• revolution

• precession