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Earth-Sun-Moon System
Test Description: Sizes, motions, time keeping, energy, and seasons.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the diameter of the Moon compared to the Earth diameter?
A
about 1/4 of the Earth's diameter
B
about 3o Earth diameters
C
about 1/30 of the Earth's diameter
D
about 4 times larger than the Earth's diameter
2) What is the diameter of the Sun compared to the Earth's diameter?
A
about 1,392,000 times larger than the Earth's diameter
B
about 109 times larger than the Earth's diameter
C
about 30 times larger than the Earth's diameter
D
about 12,000 times larger than the Earth's diameter
3) How far away is the Moon from the Earth?
A
about 3,474 Earth diameters
B
about 12,756 Earth diameters
C
about 1,392,000 Earth diameters
D
about 30 Earth diameters
4) How far away is the Sun from the Earth?
A
about 3,474 Earth diameters
B
about 1,392,000 Earth diameters
C
about 11,800 Earth diameters
D
about 12,756 Earth diameters
5) The definition of rotate is
A
to move from west to east
B
to spin around an axis
C
to orbit another object
D
to move in a circle around the Sun
6) The definition of revolve is
A
to move in a circle around the Sun
B
to orbit another object
C
to spin around an axis
D
to move from west to east
7) What are three things that affect the times of sunrise and sunset on Earth?
A
tilt, latitude, location of Earth in its orbit
B
tilt, rotation, longitude
C
tilt, latitude, longitude
D
rotation, revolution, latitude, longitude
8) Why does the Sun appear to move in a path across the sky?
A
gods in chariots are pulling it across the sky
B
the rotation of the Earth around its axis
C
the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
D
the tilt of the Earth's axis and latitude
9) How long does it take the Earth to make one orbit around the Sun?
A
13 months
B
173 1/2 days
C
365 1/4 days
D
285 days
10) About how long does it take the Moon to make one orbit around the Earth?
A
about 180 days
B
about 51 days
C
about 28 days
D
about 32 days
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