Earth-Space Science

What causes day and night on Earth?

• the orbit of the sun

• the moon

• the rotation of the earth on its axis

• lights

Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets?

• Venus, Mars, Mercury

• Mars, Venus, Saturn

• Jupiter, Mars, Neptune

• Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

• Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

• Venus, Mars, Saturn

• Mars, Venus, Mercury

• Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

Which letter best represents Summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• solar flare

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• Swelling

• Waxing

• Waning

• Shrinking

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What moon phase is at position K?

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

• new moon

• waning crescent

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What is the term used to describe the wobble of the earth during its orbit

• Garycenter

• Barycenter

• The axis

• An eclipse

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How many high & low tides do we have each day?

Hint: the answer is the total number of tides

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 7

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Identify the two factors that influence gravity.

• Gravity & Mass

• Weight & Mass

• Distance & Mass

• Weight & Distance

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