Solar System Review

A shadow forms from a perfect alignment of the moon between the Sun and the Earth.

What is most likely occurring?

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

• a season

• an orbit

A career in which field would involve the study of space?

• astronomy

• astrology

• ecology

• biology

The gravitational pull on the Earth by the moon affects which of the following?

• the tilted axis

• ocean tides

• seasons

• the equator

Which is not provided by the Sun?

• energy

• light

• heat

• water

As we observe the moon, how does it rotate in relation to us?

• It remains stationary in space.

• It rotates more slowly than the Earth.

• It does not rotate because the same side is always pointed toward us.

• It rotates more quickly than the Earth.

The Sun is classified as a ______________.

• comet

• meteor

• star

• planet

What force keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun?

• a nearby galaxy's gravitational pull

• the Moon's gravitational pull

• the Earth's gravitational pull

• the Sun's gravitational pull

What occurs when the Moon enters Earth's shadow?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• titled axis

• seasons

Which best describes the order of the phases of the Moon?

• new, waxing, full, waning

• new, full, waxing, waning

• new, waning, full, waxing

• waxing, waning, full, new

Which planet orbits the Sun in the greatest amount of time?

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Venus