Earth and Space Science Praxis Test Questions

Front

What causes ocean tides?

Back

Differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.

Front

The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an)

Back

ellipse.

Front

Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets? Options: Venus, Mars, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

Back

Venus, Mars, Mercury

Front

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

Back

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

Front

Which letter best represents Summer in the Southern Hemisphere? Options: A, B, C, D

Back

C

Front

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

Back

365 days

Front

The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Back

axis

Front

Earth's rotation on its axis causes what?

Back

day and night

Front

What causes the phases of the moon?

Back

The amount of sunlight being reflected by the moon towards Earth

Front

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Back

Waning