Test Practice- Space, Earth, Moon, and Sun

Front

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of

Back

gravity

Front

Of the choices below, Which moon phase reflects the most sunlight? quarter, gibbous, crescent, new moon

Back

gibbous

Front

Earth has seasons because: it has an axis, the sun gets closer and farther from the sun, axis is tilted as it moves around the sun, the sun gets hotter

Back

axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

Front

The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or stay at rest is called

Back

inertia

Front

A cold mixture of ice and dust that gives a long trail as it gets closer to the sun is a

Back

comet

Front

The phase of the moon you see depends on: where you are on Earth's surface, how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth, if the moon is making its own light, whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

Back

how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

Front

What causes constellations to seem to move as the seasons change on Earth?

Back

As Earth rotates, we see different parts of the sky.

Front

What force pulls the moon towards Earth?

Back

gravity

Front

What type of galaxy do we live in? Options: elliptical, spiral, irregular, constellations

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spiral

Front

When the new moon comes between our place on earth and the sun, this is known as what kind of eclipse?

Back

solar eclipse