Space Science Final

What causes a crescent moon?

• The moon changes shape as it orbits the Earth

• Earth's shadow covers part of the moon

• We can only see a small portion of the lit side of the moon

• The moon is aligned with the Earth and Sun

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Why are total solar eclipses rare events?

• The moon's orbit is inclined with respect to Earth's orbit

• The Earth's shadow rarely falls on the Sun

• Most eclipses can not be seen from Earth

• The moon is too close to block the Sun

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What is the cause of Earth's season's?

• Earth's elliptical orbit

• Changes in solar energy

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's axial tilt

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What bodies in our solar system have surface gravity?

• Only the Sun

• All the planets, moons, and the Sun

• Only the inner planets

• Only the outer planets

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What are the main factors that determine an object's surface gravity?

• The distance from the Sun

• The material the objects is composed of

• The shape of an objects orbit

• The mass and radius of an object

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To determine the scale of an image you should take the actual size of of the object and divide by the measurement of the object in an image.

• True

• False

What is criterion?

• A set of standards to be judged

• A set of judges to be criticized

• A set of criticisms to be standardized

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Which planet has the highest surface gravity in our solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

What determines an objects weight?

• The upward pull that gravity exerts on the objects volume

• e=mc²

• The affect that the distance form a star has on an object

• The the downward force that gravity exerts on the objects mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What object(s) contains more than 99% of the mass in our Solar System?

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Uranus

• The Asteroid Belt

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