Test Review for Unit 2, Solar System

Which best describes a solar eclipse?

• moon's shadow falls on the Earth
• Earth's shadow falls on the moon
• Sun's shadow falls on the Earth
• Earth's shadow falls on the sun

This model can be used to show some relationships between the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
The model shows all of the following EXCEPT –

• the relative sizes of the Moon and Earth
• the way the Moon revolves around the Earth
• the composition of the Moon, Earth, and Sun
• how the Moon and the Earth revolve around the Sun

The time it takes the Moon to go from a new moon to a full moon and back to a new moon is about

• 1 day
• 14 days
• 28 days
• 365 days

Earth has water in all three states (solid, liquid, and gas). This water is transported via the water cycle through Earth's hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere. What allows Earth to be unique in this way?

• the length of its rotation
• the tilt of its axis
• its distance from the Sun
• the presence of oxygen in its atmosphere

What moon phase is at position 7? 

• 1st quarter 
• 3rd quarter
• waning gibbous 
• waning crescent 

What moon phase is at position 5? 

• waxing crescent 
• waxing gibbous
• full moon
• waning crescent 

What is the correct order of the moon phases?

• new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
• new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
• 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
• new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full

Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?

• Solar Eclipse
• Orbit
• Lunar Eclipse
• Total Eclipse

We do not have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...

• The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees
• The moon is too small
• The moon's orbital distance changes
• All choices

The outer planets are largely composed of

• magnesium and iron
• hydrogen and helium
• oxygen and carbon dioxide
• nitrogen and oxygen