Earth and Space Science Unit Review

The moon produces no light, yet it shines at night. Why is that?

• The moon rotates at a very high speed.

• The moon reflects the light from the sun.

• The moon is covered witha thin layer of ice.

• The moon has many craters.

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Earth would not have seasons if it.....

• stopped rotating on its axis

• no longer tilted on its axis

• took an additional month to orbit the sun

• revolved around the sun in the opposite direction

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Rotation of Earth causes

• seasons

• sunrise and sunset

• winter

• earthquakes

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Earth rotates ________________time(s) a day.

• three

• 24

• one

• 30

The moon orbits _____________

• our sun

• our planet- Earth

• our asteroids

• itself

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It takes the moon ________________ days to orbit Earth.

• 60

• 24

• about 30

• 365

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The inner planets are made of ___________________.

• gas

• water

• rock

• oxygen

The outer planets are likely to have _______________

• no moons

• fewer than 5 moons

• more than 10 moons

• 1 moon

The outer planets are likely to

• be make of rock

• have the most inhabitants (living things)

• have rings

• be made of oxygen

Tides are caused by

• Mars' gravitational pull on Earth

• The moon's gravitational pull on Earth

• magnetism

• hurricanes

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