Sun, Earth, & Moon Review Quiz

Although the Sun is an average yellow star, it provides the brightest light to Earth because ...

• This star's temperature is increasing and will very soon collapse.

• It is farthest away from Earth than all other stars.

• It is closer to Earth than other stars.

• It moves closer to Earth with every one of its revolutions.

Does the Sun have a smooth surface?

• No, the sun's surface includes sunspots, prominences which are huge arching columns of gas, and flares which are violent eruptions.

• Yes, the sun's surface includes ionized gases with a strong gravitational force keeping it contained within a solid-like sphere.

Why does Earth experience Auroras?

• Electrically charged particles from CMEs, Coronal Mass Ejections, reach Earth's magnetic field.

• Solar flares touch Earth's magnetic field.

• Star dust travels through space in a cloud that is visible as it interferes with Earth's atmosphere.

• The core of the Sun collapses, and we see the shock wave as that energy travels through Earth's atmosphere.

Earth's rotation on its axis causes ...

• day and night

• sunrise and sunset

• moonrise and moonset

• all of the above

Earth's revolution around the Sun measures ...

• a year (365.25 days)

• a day (24 hours)

• a month (approximately 27.3 days)

• 7 days in a 168 hour long week

What causes changing seasons?

• The elliptical orbit of the Earth and not its tilt causes seasons.

• The tilt of Earth's axis and its revolution cause the seasons.

• The Solstices and Equinoxes change due to Earth's core that produces a magnetic field.

• The lunar phases and its gravitational pull on the tides creates seasons.

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

• physically changing size and shape.
• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.
• reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
• having craters on its surface.

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?

• 2 high and 2 low tides

• 4 high and 4 low tides

• 1 high and 1 low tides

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For an appropriate size model of the SEM system, the diameter of each sphere should measure ...

• Sun = 30 cm, Earth = 109 km, and Moon = 27.3 inches

• Sun = 1 mm, Earth = 1 cm, & Moon = 1 km

• Sun = 1 km, Earth = 1 m, and Moon = 1 cm

• Sun = 1 m, Earth = 1 cm, and Moon = .25 cm