Chapter 4 Review: Earth & Space

What is the imaginary line that Earth rotates on?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Axis

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Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, means what season in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

• Summer

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What are dark spots that appear on the surface of the sun in cycles of eleven years?

• sunspots

• corona

• prominence

• solar flare

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What is the most important force in our universe?

• constellations

• the sun

• gravity

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Asteroids orbit...

• Beyond Neptune

• Between Mars & Jupiter

Our sun is....

• The largest in the universe

• Medium Sized

• Revolves around Earth

• A Star

• Over 99% of our solar system

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Earth is the only planet with ice caps in the polar region.

• True

• False

Polaris...

• is the brightest star in the night sky

• is the North Star

• doesn't appear to move

• guided early explorers in their travels

The sun rises in the west and sets in the east

• True

• False

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My shadow is shortest at what time of day?

• Sunrise & Sunset

• Noon

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