Earth and Space Science

Which arrangement represents a SOLAR eclipse?

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Earth, Moon, Sun

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Which arrangement represents a LUNAR eclipse?

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Earth, Sun, Moon

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What causes the tides?

• the moon's gravity

• the Earth's gravity

• the rotation of Earth

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Select the TWO ways that scientists date rocks and fossils.

• radioactive dating

• law of superposition

• periodic table

• dinner and a movie

What is the theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle

• plate tectonics theory

• cell theory

• heliocentric theory

• quantum theory

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Which layer of the Earth causes the plates to move?

• upper mantle

• outer core

• upper crust

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In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• troposphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

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What is the main source of energy that powers global weather patterns?

• Sun

• Wind

• Thermal

• Electric

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How far apart are most objects in space?

• enormous distances

• very close

• an astronomical unit

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What is a light year?

• The distance that light travels in one year

• The time it takes light to travel in one year

• The distance between the sun and earth

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