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Earth As A Body In Space Part 2
Test Description: Earth in space
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What does Kepler's first law state?
A
Planets closer to the Sun move slower than planets farther away
B
Each planet revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path
C
Planets closer to the Sun move faster than planets farther away
D
Each planet revolves around the Sun in a circular path
2) The Big Bang Theory explains
A
why the universe was created
B
the origin of life
C
the law of gravity
D
the origin of the universe
3) What does the Big Bang Theory say?
A
the Universe is collapsing and getting smaller.
B
Two galaxies collided causing a big bang
C
the Universe was created in its current location
D
All of the matter in the universe exploded from a tiny, dense point.
4) How far does Earth spin each hour?
A
150 degrees
B
360 degrees
C
15 degrees
D
75 degrees
5) What motion causes Earth to take the shape of an oblate spheroid?
A
its revolution around the Sun
B
its rotation
C
its equinox
D
its solstice
6) What force causes Earth's mass to move outward from its center at the Equator as Earth rotates?
A
the equinox
B
centrifugal force
C
the big bang
D
the solstice
7) What term is given to the plane at which Earth orbits around the Sun?
A
ecliptic
B
circular
C
parallel
D
obtuse
8) What is the tilt of Earth's axis relative to its ecliptic plane?
A
15 degrees
B
23.5 degrees
C
90 degrees
D
360 degrees
9) Why are seasons opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres?
A
Because winter only occurs when the moon is closest to Earth
B
Because summer only occurs when one hemisphere is closer to the sun
C
Because when 1 hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun, the other is tilted away
D
Because the Sun's rays move in different directions around our stationery planet throughout the year
10) What term is given to when our hemisphere is closest to the Sun?
A
aphelion
B
equinox
C
solstice
D
perihelion
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