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Earth Space ESS 2
Test Description: Test covering standard 1 and 2 of Earth Space
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement is correct about the motion of the planets around the sun?
A
the planets travel the same distance around the sun
B
the planets have different sized orbits but take the same amount of time to complete and orbit.
C
it takes 365 days for the planets to orbit once around the sun
D
each planet's revolutionary period varies due to the size of its orbit
2) As your mass increases with an object , its gravity will......
A
not exist
B
increase
C
stay the same
D
decrease
3) Why do we revolve around the sun?
A
the sun is the largest object in our solar system
B
the sun is the largest thing in the universe
C
the sun revolves around the solar system
D
the sun was the designated center of the universe
4) The central and largest body in the solar system is.....
A
the moon
B
Jupiter
C
the Sun
D
Earth
5) The resistance of an object to change (moving objects continue to move, objects at rest stay at rest) is called....?
A
resting point
B
inertia
C
mass
D
gravity
6) Day and night are due to.....
A
earth's revolution
B
earth's rotation
C
the moon orbiting the Earth
D
earth's tilted axis
7) How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun on time?
A
decade
B
year
C
day
D
month
8) The tilt of the Earth is responsible for our......
A
year
B
month
C
day
D
seasons
9) What day of the year does everyone in the entire world have 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness?
A
winter solstice
B
autumn solstice
C
summer solstice
D
spring equinox
10) The shortest day of the year is.....
A
winter solstice
B
summer solstice
C
spring equinox
D
autumnal equinox
11) What force is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
A
moon's gravity
B
sun's gravity
C
earth's revolution
D
earth's gravity
12) The bulge of water that occurs during hide tides is due to the tug of war between.....
A
the earth and Jupiter
B
the earth and the moon
C
the earth and the sun
D
the sun and the moon
13) How many times during a day do high and low tides occur?
A
5 high tides and 5 low tides
B
2 high tides and 2 low tides
C
2 high tides and 1 low tide
D
1 high tide and 1 low tide
14) What word describes the rise and fall of the oceans water level?
A
sudden
B
continuous
C
random
D
unpredictable
15) If the sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater effect on tides?
A
Sun's gravity doesn't affect water
B
earth blocks the Sun's gravitational pull
C
the moon is much closer than the Sun
D
the moon is smaller than the sun that has more mass
16) What angle is the Earth revolving around the sun at?
A
35.5 degrees
B
33.5 degrees
C
23.5 degrees
D
25.3 degrees
17) Which of the following are true about gravity?
A
it can bend light
B
all three other options
C
the more mass an object has the greater the gravity
D
it acts on all matter in the universe
18) What factors limit the number of eclipses per year?
A
distance between the Earth and the Sun
B
distance between the moon and the Earth
C
tilt of the moon's orbit around the sun
D
tilt of the Earth's axis
19) When a solar eclipse occurs, who can see it?
A
anyone in the path of totality
B
anyone at the equator
C
anyone in the southern hemisphere
D
anyone in the northern hemisphere
20) If the moon were larger, the path of totality during a total solar eclipse would be.....
A
brighter
B
wider
C
faster
D
shorter
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