Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Earth In Space And Gravity
Test Description: Practice of concepts regarding Earth's motion in space and gravity.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) There are about twelve hours of daytime and twelve hours of night during the:
A
winter
B
equinox
C
summer
D
solstice
2) Mercury has a longer period of rotation than Earth because:
A
it's spinning slower
B
it's closer to the sun
C
it's further from the sun
D
it's spinning faster
3) The sun is always leaning toward the ___________________ in the Norther hemisphere.
A
east
B
north
C
west
D
south
4) The sun is sometimes directly overhead _________________________.
A
at the equator
B
everywhere
C
at the poles
D
in Missouri
5) You would weight less on Mars than on Earth because __________________________.
A
Mars is far away from Earth
B
Mars has less mass than Earth
C
Mars has more mass than Earth
D
Mars spins more slowly than Earth
6) The summer solstice is:
A
the end of summer
B
the longest day of the year
C
the middle of summer
D
the shortest day of summer
7) A planet's revolution is _________________________________________.
A
one complete spin around its axis
B
its path around the sun
C
the length of its day
D
when it revolts against the laws of the universe, resulting in mass chaos
8) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that gravity depends on:
A
mass and distance
B
mass and force
C
force and motion
D
force and friction
9) Days are shorter in the winter because:
A
Hades kidnapped Persophone
B
the tilt of Earth's axis
C
the sun is tired
D
Earth is always rotating
10) ______________________ makes planets round.
A
revolution
B
rotation
C
orbit
D
gravity
11) One spin of a planet around its axis:
A
revolution
B
rotation
C
orbit
D
gravity
12) A meteoroid is NOT round because ______________________.
A
it isn't spinning fast enough
B
it doesn't have enough mass
C
it isn't going around the sun
D
it's too massive to be contorted into a sphere by gravity
13) Mercury's period of revolution is shorter than Earth's because it is:
A
it is spinning more slowly than Earth
B
spinning faster than Earth
C
it is further from the sun than Earth
D
it is closer to the sun than Earth
14) When is the sun is directly overhead in Lebanon, MO?
A
every day at noon
B
the spring equinox
C
never
D
the summer solstice
15) Proportionately, if Earth were the size of a basketball, what size would the moon be?
A
soft ball
B
golf ball
C
tennis ball
D
bowling ball
16) You will weigh more on a planet with _____________________ mass than Earth.
A
less
B
more
C
equal
D
the same
17) A planet's period of revolution is:
A
the time during which it is revolting against the laws of the universe
B
the amount of time it takes to complete a single trip around the sun
C
the moment when its direction of revolution reverses
D
the end of its revolution
18) Why didn't the astronauts on the moon fall back to Earth?
A
astronauts tied themselves to the surface of the moon with stakes and rope
B
the astronauts were very close to the moon and very far from Earth
C
the moon is spinning much faster than Earth, creating more gravity
D
the moon has more mass than Earth
19) Why does the sun rise in the East and set in the West?
A
The Earth is rotating toward the East
B
The Earth revolves toward the East
C
The moon sets in the East, allowing the sun's solar radiation to reach Earth
D
It is revolving around the Earth in a Westward direction.
20) Black holes have an enormous amount of _______________________.
A
volume
B
potatoes
C
weight
D
mass
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?