Chapter 2 Earth in Space Chapter Review

This planet has more mass than the rest of the planets combined.

• Uranus

• Earth

• Pluto

• Jupiter

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Venus and ______ are similar in size and make up.

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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All stars are gaseous spheres that

• belong to the Milky Way galaxy.

• are similar to the Sun.

• emit energy from their cores.

When is the moon waning?

• between first quarter and full moon

• between full moon and last quarter

• between new moon and first quarter

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Which sequence describes the structure of the universe from smallest to largest?

• super clusters to clusters to galaxies to solar systems

• clusters to super clusters to solar system to galaxies

• solar systems to galaxies to clusters to superclusters

What are two effects the Moon has on Earth?

• seasons and tides

• seasons and eclipses

• tides and eclipses

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What is the correct order during a solar eclipse?

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Sun, Earth, Moon

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_______ share their orbits with other similar objects.

• meteors

• dwarf planets

• planets

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Spherical objects that have their own orbital paths are _____.

• dwarf planets

• asteroids

• planets

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

• asteroids

• meteors

• dwarf planets

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