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Solar System 2
Test Description: Review of the solar system
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why don't solar and lunar eclpses occur every month?
A
the moon's orbit is tilted
B
the shadows do not line up correctly
C
the moon's distance from the Earth changes
D
the moon's orbit is an ellipse
2) Which of these would be shorter if the Earth rotated faster?
A
week
B
day
C
month
D
year
3) Which of these planets do NOT have natural satellites?
A
Jupiter and Mars
B
Mars and Venus
C
Mars and Pluto
D
Mercury and Venus
4) What causes the change of seasons to occur?
A
the rotation of the Earth
B
the distance from the Equator
C
the tilt of the Earth's axis
D
prevailing winds blowing across land or water
5) Why does the equator experience about the same temperatures year round?
A
the sun's rays strike the Equator at the same angle all year
B
it has no mountains to affect the climate
C
it has no prevailing winds
D
it tilts toward the sun and gets much more direct solar energy
6) Which statement describes what is happening at high tide?
A
the sun's gravity pulls with more force than the moon's gravity
B
the moon's gravity is pulling ocean water into a bulge
C
the moon is revolving more quickly than the Earth is rotating
D
the moon's gravity is dragging water away from the equator
7) Which statement explains why the moon's gravity is able to creat high and low tides?
A
the moon is revolving more slowly than the Earth is rotating
B
some parts of the Earth never face directly on the sun and moon
C
the moon is revolving at the same speed that the Earth is rotating
D
the moon is revolving more quickly than the Earth is rotating
8) Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by...
A
changes in the force of the Earth's gravity
B
whether the gravity of the sun or moon exerts a stronger pull
C
the type of ocean currents near where the tides occur
D
the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun (phases of the moon)
9) What instrument made possible the discovery of additional planets?
A
spectroscope
B
gyroscope
C
microscope
D
telescope
10) How do the inner planets differ from the outer planets?
A
they are space more closely together
B
they do no have moons
C
they are extremely large
D
they are made of lighter elements
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