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Earth And Moon Review
Test Description: Earth and Moon Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the slow conical (toplike) motion of Earth’s axis of rotation?
A
Convection
B
Circumpolar
C
Precession
D
Scarp
2) During the new and full moon phases, the Sun’s gravitation boosts the tidal bulges in the same direction as the Moon, creating this type of tide
A
Neap
B
Creep
C
Spring
D
Winter
3) The imaginary sphere surrounding Earth on which all objects in sky can be located
A
Sky Sphere
B
Circumpolar
C
Winter Sphere
D
Celestial Sphere
4) The circulation of substances from warm to cold and cold to warm
A
Convection
B
Precession
C
Radiation
D
Rotation
5) The apparent path of the sun and Earth on the celestial sphere
A
Ecliptic
B
Rotation
C
Circumpolar
D
Revolution
6) A type of eclipse that occurs when the moon is too far away from Earth to completely cover the sun in our sky
A
Pressesion
B
Neap
C
Annular
D
Spring
7) During the quarter moon phases, the sun pulls the tidal bilges in a different direction from the Moon, diminishing the tides, creating this type of tide
A
Winter
B
Creep
C
Spring
D
Neap
8) Sunlight and heat from Earth’s interior warm Earth’s surface, which radiates energy absorbed by gasses, heating the Earth
A
Precession
B
Greenhouse Effect
C
Neap
D
Convection
9) Long lines of cliffs created from the moon’s surface settling and its shrinking interior
A
Scarps
B
Precession
C
Neap
D
Annular
10) Stars near the poles of the celestial sphere that move in trails that circle the pole and never set
A
Circumpolar
B
Neap
C
Celestial Sphere
D
Ecliptic
11) 11. When are the solstices?
A
Vernal is April 20th, and Autumnal is October 22nd
B
Summer is July 21st and Winter is January 22nd
C
Summer is June 21st and Winter is December 22nd
D
Vernal is March 20th, and Autumnal is Sept 22nd
12) What is a distinct feature of the dark side of the moon?
A
It is mostly covered in maria and has few craters
B
It is where the transformers are stationed to prepare for the upcoming invasion
C
We are not sure exactly what the dark side looks like, technology is still not there
D
The far side has only a few, small maria and covered in highlands and craters
13) In which direction to stars appear to move at the equator?
A
Straight up to down
B
Straight down to up
C
Left to right
D
Right to left
14) What is the collision-ejection theory?
A
Moon collided with Mars and part of Venus broke off to become the moon
B
Zombie fecal matter surrounded Earth, and came together to from the moon
C
Earth was created by an impact with mars to create the moon
D
Moon is created from material ejected by the impact of a large planetlike body with a young Earth
15) What is Pangaea?
A
The continent is now called Africa
B
The ridge that splits the Atlantic Ocean
C
Supercontinent that once existed containing all the current continents on Earth
D
A movie about aliens vs kitten attacks
16) What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
A
Rotation creates the seasons, revolution causes day and night
B
Rotation involves a wobble the Earth makes, revolution creates the seasons
C
Rotation causes the year, revolution causes days
D
Rotation causes day and night, revolution creates the seasons
17) What causes the seasons?
A
Aliens focus a ray toward the sun that cause an extreme heat which in turn causes one side of the planet to be warm
B
Earth’s revolution brings the planet closer to the sun cause the northern hemisphere to have summer
C
Our daily rotation causes the Earth to heat unevenly
D
Earth’s axis is tilted, and as Earth revolves around the sun, different parts of Earth receive more direct sunlight
18) In what direction does the moon, sun, and stars appear to cross our sky?
A
East
B
North
C
South
D
West
19) Which of the following is not a plate boundary?
A
Divergent
B
Convergent
C
Fault
D
Transform
20) How long does it take for precession to make a complete cycle?
A
260,000 months
B
26,000 years
C
2,600 years
D
26,000 days
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