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ESS Final Exam 1
Test Description: Covers 6th grade earth science standards 1,2 and 3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) If there were no gravity there would be.....
A
no planets
B
no chaos
C
no universe
D
no stars
2) The biggest factor in producing tides is.....
A
big storms
B
the moon's gravity
C
high winds
D
the sun's gravity
3) High tides occur....
A
twice a day
B
once a month
C
once a day
D
ten times an day
4) The moon revolves around the Earth approximately every......
A
15 days
B
29.5 days
C
365 days
D
20 days
5) The amount of time the moon takes to revolve around the Earth is a .....
A
month
B
week
C
year
D
day
6) The daily change of the level of the ocean is called?
A
phases
B
waves
C
tides
D
shoreline
7) The place with the highest tidal range in the world is in the....
A
Bay of Fundy, Canada
B
Ligonier IN
C
Kennebunk , Maine
D
Naples Florida
8) What term means that the moon is GROWING in illumination (light)
A
weaning
B
waning
C
waxing
D
weaning
9) What term means that the light reflecting from the moon is getting smaller?
A
wimpy
B
waning
C
waxing
D
weaning
10) When an object's mass increases so does its......
A
distance
B
speed
C
gravity
D
size
11) Eclipses happen when....
A
the sun, moon and Earth are in a straight line
B
the sun and all the planets line up
C
the moon is closest to the Earth
D
the Earth is tilted
12) A solar eclipse is when.....
A
the moon is between the Earth and the sun
B
the moon is in the quarter phase
C
the moon is in the gibbous stage
D
the moon is behind the Earth
13) A lunar eclipse is when the.....
A
the moon is in the quarter phase
B
moon is behind the Earth
C
the moon is in the new moon phase
D
the moon is in the gibbous phase
14) The amount of time that it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is....
A
23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.0916 second
B
12 hours`
C
29.5 days
D
365 days
15) The major reason that the seasons occur on Earth is du to the ..... tilt of the Earth on its axis.
A
7.5 degree
B
32.7 degrees
C
23.5 degree
D
15 degree
16) The winter solstice is the....
A
coldest day
B
longest day of the year
C
equal day and night
D
shortest day of the year
17) Equinox means....
A
shortest day of the year
B
longest day of the year
C
equal distance
D
equal day and night 12/12
18) Lunar eclipse happens during the....
A
new moon phase
B
gibbous moon phase
C
full moon phase
D
quarter moon phase
19) Indirect and direct sunlight are the main cause of....
A
tides
B
eclipses
C
seasons
D
moon phases
20) Mass is......
A
space
B
the matter of an object
C
what determines the strength of its gravitational attraction to other bodies.
D
the exact same as weight
*select an answer for all questions
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