Earth and Space Quiz

_____ remains constant throughout the universe while ______ changes based on gravity.

• weight / weight

• weight / mass

• mass / matter

• mass / weight

Why do plants in the solar system stay in their orbits?

• gravity and inertia

• gravity and matter

• inertia and weight

• gravity and weight

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Why is the surface gravity on the moon less than the surface gravity on Earth?

• Earth has less mass than the moon.

• The moon has more mass than Earth.

• The moon has less mass than Earth.

• The gravity is the same on the moon and Earth.

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What is one spin by Earth around its axis called?

• rotation

• revolution

• solstice

• equinox

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When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which way is the Southern Hemisphere tilted?

• away from the Sun

• toward the Sun

• away from the Moon

• toward the Moon

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On what two days of the year are there nearly equal hours of daylight and darkness?

• spring and autumnal equinoxes

• summer and winter solstices

• spring equinox and summer solstice

• autumnal equinox and winter solstice

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Why is it winter in the Northern Hemisphere when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

• The Southern Hemisphere is pointed toward the Sun.

• Neither hemisphere is pointed toward the Sun.

• The Northern Hemisphere is pointed toward the Sun.

• The Southern Hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun.

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Changes in Earth's seasons are mainly due to what?

• Earth's revolution

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt

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Why do the Sun's rays strike different parts of the Earth at different angles?

• because different parts are further away from the Sun

• because the Sun's surface facing the Earth is curved

• because the Earth's surface facing the Sun is curved

• because the Sun's tilt changes

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What types of tides occur during full moons and new moons?

• ebb tides

• oscillating tides

• spring tides

• neap tides

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