Earth Science 5.8D_Practice

What do the Earth and Moon have in common?

• They both have the same gases in the atmosphere.
• B  Gravity is the force that keeps them both in their orbits.
• The gravity of the Earth and the Moon is the same.
• Earth and Moon both have one natural satellite.

Which object in space produces, rather than reflects, light?

• Sun
• Moon
• Venus 
• Pluto

Which describes the orbital position of Earth in our solar system?

• the third rocky planet
• the third of four gas planets
• the third of five ringed planets
• the planet between a belt of asteroids and a gas giant

Why does erosion happen on Earth, but not on the Moon?

• The Moon does not receive enough sunlight to erode.
• The Moon does not experience wind or rain.
• The rock on the Moon is too hard to erode.
• D  Erosion occurs only where there is plant and animal life.

Which of the following best describes rotation?

• the length of time it takes for Earth to make one turn on its axis
• the length of time it takes the Moon to go around the Earth
• the length of time it takes Halley’s Comet to go around the Sun
• the length of time it takes Venus to go around the Sun

Ann was on a camping trip and noticed that the stars seemed to change position during the night. What explains the apparent movement of the stars?

• Earth’s revolution makes it appear the stars are moving.
• The stars are moving away from the Earth.
• Earth’s rotation makes it appear the stars are moving.
• The Milky Way is moving.

A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?

• The different amount of rain that falls each day
• The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day
• The presence of other planets in the night sky
• The different phases of the moon in a month

The moon is characterized as having

• little or no atmosphere
• large bodies of water
• no surface dust
• large amounts of oxygen

Which statement is correct about the Earth, Moon, and Sun?

• Earth revolves around the moon
• The Sun revolves around Earth
• Moon revolves around Earth
• Earth revolves around the Moon

One way the Moon is different from the Earth is - 

• no craters on Earth
• no weather on Earth
• no weather on the moon
• more gravity on the moon