Earth Science Review 4th Quarter 21 - 30 Question Preview (ID: 9327)


Earth Science Review, 4th Quarter, Questions 21 - 30. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The term 'elliptical' best describes:
a) moon phases
b) Earth's orbit around the sun
c) life at CHS
d)

WHich meridian on a map is labelled zero degrees?
a) equator
b) tropic of cancer
c) prime meridian
d)

Why do sunspots on the sun appear to move from left to right?
a) rotation of the sun
b) rotation of Earth
c) because they are prettty hot
d)

A solar eclipse is when:
a) Earth, moon and sun are aligned
b) moon, Earth and sun are aligned
c) Jupiter is in the seventh house
d)

Parallax measures:
a) surface strength
b) atmospheric conditions
c) distance from Earth
d)

Compared to our sun, dwarf stars shine:
a) more
b) less
c) equally
d)

A neap tide occurs when:
a) the moon is full
b) the moon and Earth are at right angles to each other
c) when the sun is high in the sky
d)

Absolute magnitude measures the:
a) brightness of a star
b) the distance around Earth
c) surface temperatures
d)

How is our sun different than Polaris, the north star?
a) our sun is less luminous
b) there is no difference
c) Polaris is older
d)

Parallax is the measurement of:
a) gravitational strength
b) atmospheric temperature
c) distance from Earth
d)

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