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1st Semester Test #5
Test Description: Semester test review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the first step in preparing to do an experiment?
A
observe
B
Make a conclusion
C
Ask the question, get a clear idea of what the problem is.
D
decide how many materials you need
2) Why do we see only one side of the Moon from the Earth
A
Because the man in the moon only lets us see one side
B
Because the moons rotation and revolution are the same speed
C
Because the moon is lit by rocks and only one side has the rocks.
D
Because only one side is available
3) What is the name for the dark phase of the Moon?
A
The waxing crescent.
B
The full moon
C
The New Moon
D
Luna
4) Why do winter days have fewer daylight hours than summer days have?
A
Because the summer time is warmer
B
Because the sun shines more in summer
C
Because the sun sets earlier in the summer.
D
Because the tilt of the Earth on its axis affects the number of daylight hours
5) What is our Sun the center of?
A
The world.
B
The Solar System
C
The universe
D
The galaxy
6) If you are standing in the penumbra, what do you see?
A
A full eclipse
B
The Red moon
C
A large moon
D
A partial eclipse
7) Describe Earth's orbit (the shape and when it is closest to the Sun.)
A
It is a circle and is closest to the Sun when the northern hemisphere has winter.
B
Earths orbit is a large circle and is closer to the Sun during the summer
C
Earths orbit is an elipse and is closer to the Sun when the Northern hemisphere has winter
D
Earths orbit is an elipse and is closer to the Sun during the summer
8) What is the last step in an experiment?
A
Conclude
B
Clean up your materials.
C
To make a hypothesis
D
Make sure your results are what you wanted.
9) How are Earth, Sun and Moon arranged during the solar eclipse?
A
Moon, Earth Sun
B
Sun, Moon, Earth
C
Earth then Sun, since it is a solar eclipse the moon is not in this arrangement.
D
Sun, Earth Moon
10) How are the Sun, Moon, Earth arranged during a lunar Eclipse.
A
Sun, Earth, Moon
B
Sun, Moon, Earth
C
Moon, Earth Sun
D
Moon, then Earth, it is a lunar eclipse so the Sun is not in this arrangement.
11) Which object in our Solar System has the greatest gravitational pull?
A
Jupiter
B
Sun
C
Mars
D
Earth
12) When the South pole tilts toward the Sun, what kind of weather does the northern hemisphere have?
A
It is warm/hot
B
Cool then hot
C
It is cool/cold
D
warm then cold
13) When the southern hemisphere points away from the sun, what kind of weather is the Northern hemisphere having?
A
Warm then cool
B
cool then hot
C
Cold/Cool
D
Warm/hot
14) Why are summers hot in the Northern hemisphere during summer compared to the rest of the year?
A
Because the Sun's rays are shining more directly on the Northern hemisphere then.
B
Because the Sun is closer to Earth then.
C
Because the Earth is closer to the Sun then.
D
Because the Northern hemisphere is having day time.
15) A small body of rock and metal is a
A
asteroid
B
planet
C
comet
D
Moon
16) Describe Mars
A
Mars is made of methane
B
It is covered with red dust that blows in the winds,
C
It is blue with water caps
D
Mars is covered with ice
17) Which planet has the strongest force of gravity?
A
Pluto
B
Jupiter
C
Mars
D
Earth
18) What does a stars color tell you?
A
How much gravity it has
B
How bright it is
C
How far away it is
D
What the approximate surface temperature is.
19) What does magnitude tell you about a star?
A
How bright the star is
B
How far away it is.
C
How much gravity it has
D
How hot the star is
20) What is an astronomical unit?
A
the distance from one planet to another
B
The distance from Earth to the Sun.
C
The distance Earth is from the Moon.
D
the distance light travels in a year
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