Quiz about USA 5

Question 1

The earth rotates every

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24 hours

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15 hours

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365 days

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hour

Question 2

The process of Earth spinning on its axis is referred to as

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rotation

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revolution

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ionization

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ellipse

Question 3

If Earth's period of rotation increased...

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it would take longer to rotate.

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it would rotate faster.

Question 4

The earth revolves every

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365 days

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24 hours

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15 hours

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hour

Question 5

The process of Earth orbiting around the sun is referred to as

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revolution

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ionization

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rotation

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ellipse

Question 6

If Earth's period of revolution increased...

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it would take longer to travel around the sun.

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it would travel around the sun faster.

Question 7

What does Earth's rotation cause?

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Days

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Years

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Months

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Decades

Question 8

What does Earth's revolution cause?

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Years

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Days

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Months

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Decades

Question 9

What does the earth's tilt cause?

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The seasons

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Day and Night

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Tsunamis

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Earthquakes

Question 10

What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

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There would be no seasons.

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Seasons would be the same.

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Seasons would be more extreme.

Question 11

What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

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Earth tilts toward the sun in summer

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Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer

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Earth's revolves slower in summer

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Earth is closer to the sun

Question 12

The sun appears to move across the sky each day.  What causes this?

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the spinning of the Earth's axis

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The path of the sun around the Earth

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the production the nuclear energy around the sun

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the tilt of the Earth on its axis

Question 13

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

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month

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day

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year

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week

Question 14

The moon ____________ around the Earth.

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revoloves

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rotates

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up

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down

Question 15

Changes in the moon's appearance are

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phases

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eclipses

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stages

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cycle

Question 16

What causes the moon's phases

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the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 17

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

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reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

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physically changing size and shape.

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moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

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having craters on its surface.

Question 18

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

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the same side

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all of it

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none of it

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only one quarter

Question 19

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

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The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

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The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

Question 20

During a solar eclipse...

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The sun is blocked

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The Earth is blocked

Question 21

Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?

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New Moon

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 22

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

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full moon

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quarter moon

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new moon

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crescent moon

Question 23

During a lunar eclipse

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Earth's shadow covers the moon

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the sun's shadow covers the moon

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the moon covers the sun

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Earth's shadow covers the sun

Question 24

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

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Lunar Eclipse

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Solar Eclipse

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Total Eclipse

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Partial Eclipse

Question 25

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

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new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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3rd quarter

Question 26

Which moon phase is visible at position 4?

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3rd quarter

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new moon

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1st quarter

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full moon

Question 27

What phase is the moon when in position #5?

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Full Moon

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

Question 28

In what phase is the moon when in position #3?

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

Question 29

Tides are caused by ___________

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gravitational pull of moon

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wind

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waves gravitation toward land

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rain

Question 30

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 31

What type of tide is occurring on Earth?

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Neap tide

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Reverse tide

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Quarter tide

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Spring tide

Question 32

Which statement about the relationship between Earth's tides and the moon is true?

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A tidal bulge occurs on the side of Earth closest to the moon, as well as on the side farthest from the moon.

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A tidal bulge occurs at Earth's north pole when the moon is farthest from the sun and at the south pole when the moon is closest to the sun.

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A tidal bulge occurs at Earth's south pole when the moon is farthest from the sun and at the north pole whe the moon is closest to the sun.

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Tidal bulges occur on the sides of Earth that are at right angles to the position of the moon.

Question 33

The diagram below shows Earth and the moon.In which position(s) will Earth's tidal bulge(s) occur?

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2 and 4

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4 only

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1 and 4

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3 and 4

Question 34

Which statement about the relationship between Earth's tides and the moon is true?

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Spring tides occur when the moon is in a straight line with Earth and the Sun

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Spring tides occur whenever the moon is in its quarter phases

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Neap tides occur whenever the moon is full or new

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Neap tides occur when the moon is in between Earth and the sun

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