Space Science Chapter 2 Review

Seasons are caused by the Earth's

• tilt on its axis

• rotation on its axis

• distance from the Sun

• gravitational pull on the Moon

During a lunar eclipse,

• the Moon's far side faces the Earth

• Earth casts a shadow on the Moon

• the Moon is between the Sun and Earth

• Earth, the Sun, and the Moon form a right angle

Between which phases is the Moon waxing?

• full moon and new moon

• last quarter and full moon

• full moon and last quarter

• new moon and first quarter

Which planet is most UNLIKE Earth?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Mercury

• Neptune

Which statement is true?

• All stars are smaller than the Sun

• All stars produce light and thermal energy

• Most stars are only a few light-years from Earth

• The Sun is one of many stars in the solar system

According to the Big Bang Theory,

• Earth's revolution is getting longer

• the solar system is shaped like a ball

• the universe began from a single point

• gravity is causing the universe to collapse

A massive, spherical object with NO larger objects in its orbital path is a (n)

• dwarf planet

• planet

• asteroid

• meteor

Small, rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter are...

• meteors

• meteorides

• asteroids

• comets

They share their orbits with other similar-sized objects

• dwarf planets

• planets

• asteroids

• meteors

Streaks of light that occur as space objects entering Earth's atmosphere...

• comets

• asteroids

• meteors

• dwarf planets