Earth Science Skills - FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Earth Science Skills - FINAL EXAM REVIEW

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Multiple Choice

A small orbiting body made of dust, ice, and frozen gases is a _______________.

• comet

• planet

• asteroid

• solar system

Multiple Choice

The Sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the ______________.

• planet

• comet

• asteroid belt

• solar system

Multiple Choice

A small rocky object that orbits the sun and is made up of metal, ice, and dust is called a(n) _________________.

• planet

• star

• meteroid

• asteroid

Multiple Choice

Large bodies that revolve around the sun are ______________.

• solar systems

• planets

• galaxies

• universal forces

Multiple Choice

The unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system is a ____________________.

• kilometer

• meters

• inches

• light years

Multiple Choice

A giant sphere of glowing gases is a _________________.

• planet

• star

• satellite

• telescope

Multiple Choice

An enormous system of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity is called a ____________________.

• magnitude

• galaxy

• astronomical unit (AU)

• rotational universe

Multiple Choice

Which planet is furthest away from the sun?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which planet is not an inner planet?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

Multiple Choice

Which planet is not an outer planet?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Where is the asteroid belt?

• all over our solar system

• between the inner and outer planets

• past Pluto

• behind the Sun

Multiple Choice

What is a fact about the outer planets?

• They are made of rock.

• They are made of gas.

• They are the smallest planets in the universe.

• They have no rings.

Multiple Choice

What is a fact about the inner planets?

• They are smaller.

• They are made of gas.

• They have rings.

• They have many moons.

Multiple Choice

A star's brightness is measured in its ____________________ and __________________________.

• space, mass

• size, location

• luminosity, magnitude

• distance, rotation

Multiple Choice

What stage of star life is our sun?

• White Dwarf

• Red Giant

• Black Hole

• Main Sequence

Multiple Choice

What is the mnemonic sentence that helps us remember the order of the planets?

• My violent eager monster just sold my playstation.

• My very educated mother just served us nachos.

• My victory easily memorialized just so nicely.

• My very eager martian just uniquely saturated nails.

Multiple Choice

Which one lists the order of the planets correctly?

• Mars Venus Earth Mercury Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

• Mars Venus Earth Mercury Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus

• Mercury Venus Earth Mars Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus

• Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which planet has over 60 moons?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Mars

Multiple Choice

Are "orbit, spin, turn, rotate, and revolve" synomyms? Do they all mean the same thing?

• yes

• no

• maybe

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 365 minutes

• 365 hours

• 365 weeks

• 365 days

Multiple Choice

The Earth tilts and spins on its ________________ while rotating around the Sun.

• angle

• axis

• axle

• axiom

Multiple Choice

The distance of the Earth's tilt causes _______________.

• storms

• meteor showers

• seasons

• shooting stars

Multiple Choice

The ______________ pulls on Earth's water which causes ________________.

• moon, tides

• sun, tidal waves

• gravity, rain

• comet, asteroids

Multiple Choice

When the moon passes between the Sun and Earth, there is a ___________.

• partial eclipse

• total eclipse

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

Multiple Choice

When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, it is a _______________.

• lunar eclipse

• total eclipse

• full eclipse

• solar eclipses

Multiple Choice

A day and night takes ________ hours. We face the Sun during the ___________ and face away from the Sun during the __________________.

• 24, day, night

• 24, night, day

• 42, day, night

• 42, night, day

Multiple Choice

If North America is having Summer, then South America is having ___________.

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

Multiple Choice

What is a tide?

• the rise and fall of water along a shore

• the rise and fall of rain along a window pane

• the rise and fall of snow along a sidewalk

• the rise and fall of a great laundry detergent empire

Multiple Choice

The blocking of light from one object by another object is called ____________________.

• earthquake

• evolution

• eclipse

• extinction