Space

A _______ is a burning body of matter that has entered Earth's atmosphere; "shooting star"

• Meteor
• Comet
• Asteroid
• Solar Flare

Based on the Earth's rotation, it can be concluded that:

• It is warmer in the nighttime than it is in the daytime.
• Daytime lasts longer than nighttime.
• Some parts of the world would never see the sunshine.
• It is always nighttime on some part of the Earth

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A celestial body that contians a main head of gas, dust, ice, and a tail is also known as a __________.

• Comet
• Meteor
• Meteroid
• Asteroid

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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In what way does the Sun warm Earth? 

• radiation
• convection
• conduction
• condensation

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Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

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When we look at this picture where would we expect to find the oldest rock?

• At the top of mountains
• At the bottom of mountains

At which moon position would a person on earth see a full moon

• A

• B

• C

• D

At which moon position would a person on earth see a new moon

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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