Quiz about Earth in the Universe

Question 1

How long does it take Earth to return to the location shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

12 months

Answer

24 hours

Answer

28 days

Answer

10 years

Question 2

Which of these occurs when the North Pole is tilted toward the Sun and the United States has the most daylight hours of the year?

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

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winter solstice

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spring equinox

Answer

fall equinox

Question 3

The Moon revolves around the Earth because of a non-contact force. What force of Earth keeps the Moon in orbit?

Accepted Answer

gravitational force

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electrical force

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magnetic force

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centripetal force

Question 4

If Earth revolved at a faster rate, what would most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

Seasons would be shorter.

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Annual rainfall would increase.

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Daylight hours would decrease.

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Annual temperature variation would be greater.

Question 5

What is the MAJOR reason Earth has seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth has a tilted axis

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Earth has a moon.

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Earth has a magnetic field

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Earth has an elliptical orbit

Question 6

What is the correct order of a lunar cycle?

Accepted Answer

new moon, first quarter moon, full moon, last quarter moon

Answer

new moon, full moon, first quarter moon, last quarter moon

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full moon, new moon, last quarter moon, first quarter moon

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last quarter moon, full moon, new moon, first quarter moon

Question 7

Which of the following helps keep the Moon in its orbit?

Accepted Answer

gravity

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friction

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longitude

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latitude

Question 8

Which pair would be most necessary for life to develop on another planet?

Accepted Answer

liquid water and carbon

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sulfur and nitrogen

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helium and hydrogen

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chlorophyll and oxygen

Question 9

Which of these provide the best evidence that life could develop on Mars?

Accepted Answer

its ice and organic molecules

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its atmospheric gases

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its surface temperatures

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its craters and rocky surface

Question 10

Which fact best explains why there is life on Earth but not on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

The Moon has little water and oxygen.

Answer

The Moon has no gravity

Answer

The Moon does not go around the Sun.

Answer

The Moon is much smaller than Earth.

Question 11

Why is some food dehydrated for astronauts to eat in space?

Accepted Answer

to preserve the food for extended flights

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to make the food less messy to eat

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to increase the food's nutritional content

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to keep the food from floating off the plate

Question 12

Why do astronauts need oxygen in the backpacks of their spacesuits?

Accepted Answer

to help astronauts breathe in outer space

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to help with the weight of astronauts during space walks

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to manage carbon dioxide that astronauts breathe out

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to mix with the thin atmosphere for astronauts during space walks

Question 13

What is necessary to use on a telescope in order to photograph solar flares and solar prominences?

Accepted Answer

a light filter

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a chronograph

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an electric drive

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a series of mirrors

Question 14

In 1976, the Viking I Lander was sent to Mars to analyze atmospheric gases and soil samples. The Viking I Lander was most likely a

Accepted Answer

space probe

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space shuttle

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lunar module.

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natural satellite.

Question 15

Telescopes use lenses to observe distant objects such as stars. Which term best describes what happens when lenses bend and concentrate light?

Accepted Answer

refracting

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reflecting

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polarizing

Answer

diffracting

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