Quiz about Space Science Review

Question 1

The sun rises and sets:

Accepted Answer

East to West

Answer

North to South

Answer

West to East

Answer

South to North

Question 2

Rotation gives us:

Accepted Answer

Day and Night

Answer

Years

Answer

Seasons

Answer

Tides

Question 3

Revolution gives us:

Accepted Answer

Years

Answer

Day and Night

Answer

Seasons

Answer

Tides

Question 4

How long does one rotation of earth take?

Accepted Answer

24 Hours

Answer

365 Days

Answer

356 Hours

Answer

24 Days

Question 5

How long does one revolution of earth take?

Accepted Answer

365 Days

Answer

365 Hours

Answer

24 Days

Answer

24 Hours

Question 6

Which planet is closest to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Mercury

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Jupiter

Answer

Saturn

Question 7

What is the correct order of the inner (terrestrial planets)?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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Venus, Earth, Mars, Mecurcy

Answer

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mecury

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Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

Question 8

What is the correct order of the outer planets (gas giants)?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Answer

Saturn, Jupier, Uranus, Neptune

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Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

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Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

Question 9

Ture or False: When it is noon, a tree's shadow will go away.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

Ture

Question 10

Weather or Climate: It was cloudy and rainy all week.

Accepted Answer

Weather

Answer

Climate

Question 11

Weather or Climate: Arizona is dry most of the time.

Accepted Answer

Climate

Answer

Weather

Question 12

Weather or Climate: The average low temperature for Austin, TX is 56 degrees

Accepted Answer

Climate

Answer

Weather

Question 13

Weather or Climate: A typical day in Brazil is hot and dry.

Accepted Answer

Climate

Answer

Weather

Question 14

Weather or Climate: Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.

Accepted Answer

Weather

Answer

Climate

Question 15

Which statement best describes shadows?

Accepted Answer

Shadows start longer in the morning, get smaller around noon, and increase in length again in the afternoon.

Answer

Shadows start shorter in the morning, get smaller around noon, and decrease in length again in the afternoon.

Answer

Shadows start longer in the morning, get smaller around noon, and stay short through the afternoon.

Answer

The time of day does not effect shadow length.

Question 16

Which of the following has a core?

Accepted Answer

The Sun, Earth, and Moon

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The Sun only

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The Sun and Earth only

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The Moon and Earth only

Question 17

Which of the following has a rocky surface?

Accepted Answer

The Moon and Earth only

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The Sun only

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The Sun and Earth only

Answer

The Sun, Earth, and Moon

Question 18

Which of the following has liquid water?

Accepted Answer

The Earth only

Answer

The Sun and Earth only

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The Moon and Earth only

Answer

The Sun, Earth, and Moon

Question 19

Which part of the water cycle involves the sun's energy?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 20

What is the correct order of The Water Cycle?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation and Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff

Answer

Precipitation, Runoff, Condensation, Evaporation

Answer

Condensation, Evaporation and Transpiration, Runoff, Precipitation

Question 21

What time of day is a shadow the longest?

Accepted Answer

In the morning right after sunrise and in the evening right before sunset.

Answer

In the morning right after sunrise

Answer

In the afternoon right before sunset

Answer

At noon

Question 22

What time of day is a shadow the shortest?

Accepted Answer

At noon

Answer

In the morning right after sunrise

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In the afternoon right before sunset

Answer

In the morning right after sunrise and in the evening right before sunset.

Question 23

If you want to watch the sun set you should face which way?

Accepted Answer

West

Answer

North

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South

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East

Question 24

Researchers study the amounts of rainfall and the amount of sunlight in the galapagos islands for a decade. What are they most likely measuring?

Accepted Answer

Climate because it is over a long period of time

Answer

Weather because of the amount of rainfall

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Weather because of the amount of sunlight

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Climate because they are studying more than one thing

Question 25

Water evaporates from the ocean, the water condenses in the sky and the wind blows. What is most likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Increased precipitation

Answer

Erosion near the shore

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Increased drought

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Decreased solar energy

Question 26

The earth turning on it's axis gives us

Accepted Answer

Day and Night

Answer

Tides

Answer

Seasons

Answer

Moon Phases

Question 27

What is the second planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Answer

Earth

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

Question 28

What is the fifth planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Earth

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Mars

Question 29

What is the sixth planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Jupiter

Answer

Mars

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