SCIENCE - SPACE REVIEW

The surfaces of the Earth, Moon, and Sun are described as having different physical characteristics.  How is the Sun different from the Earth and Moon?

• the sun has no gravity
• the sun is a solid
• the sun does not produce its own heat
• the sun is capable of producing its own light

Students know there are patterns in the natural world.  One of these patterns is the relationship between the Sun, Earth, and Moon.  Which of the following correctly explains the relationship of the Earth, Moon, and Sun?

• earth revolves around the moon as earth revolves around the sun
• the sun revolves around the earth as the moon revolves around the earth
• the moon revolves around earth as earth revolves around the sun
• earth revolves around the moon as the sun revolves around earth

Why are there no clouds on the moon?  There is—

• no liquid water on the moon
• no solar energy on the moon
• no living things on the moon
• no gravity on the moon

How would the measurable properties of a golf ball change if it were moved from Earth to the Moon?

• it would have the same mass, but a different weight
• it would have the same weight, but a different mass
• it would have the same density, but a different mass
• it would have the same mass, but a different density

Astronauts weigh more on Earth than they do on the moon because—

• they have less mass on the moon
• their density decrease on the moon
• the moon has less gravity than earth
• the moon has less friction than earth

Which of the following statements best describes the Earth’s surface?

• the surface of the earth looks exactly like it did thousands of years ago
• the changes in the earth's surface occur because of the moon
• the surface of the Earth is constantly changing
• all of the changes to the earth's surface occur slowly

Which of the following is one reason that there are more craters on the surface of the moon than on the surface of the Earth?

• the moon has a stronger gravitational pull and more meteorites are pulled to its surface than to the Earth's
• there is more water on the Earth's surface than on the moon's surface and this water causes meteorites to explode
• the moon has little or no atmosphere and meteorites heading to Earth burn up in its atmosphere before hitting the surface
• meteorites are more likely to hit a small body in space such as the moon, than a larger body like the earth

Which of the following statements is true about the moon?

• the moon orbits around the sun in about 28 days
• seasons on Earth are caused by the phases of the moon
• only one side of the moon is visible from the Earth
• It takes the moon 365 days to orbit around the Earth

Which of the following is one way that the Earth and the moon are NOT the same?

• the moon has craters
• the moon has rocky dust
• the Earth rotates on its axis
• the Earth has an atmosphere

A match will not burn on the moon because there is—

• not enough water
• not enough gravity
• not enough oxygen
• not enough carbon dioxide