Quiz about Earth and Space

Question 1

Which of the following has the biggest impact on the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Tilted axis

Answer

Earth's rotation

Answer

Moon's gravitational pull

Answer

Pressure systems

Question 2

What causes the day and night cycle on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Rotation of the Earth

Answer

Rotation of the Sun

Answer

Revolution of the Earth

Answer

Gravitational pull from the moon

Question 3

In Which position would the Southern Hemisphere experience winter?

Accepted Answer

Position A

Answer

Position B

Answer

Position C

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Position D

Question 4

In which position would the Northern Hemisphere be experiencing spring?

Accepted Answer

Position D

Answer

Position A

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Position B

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Position C

Question 5

How long does one lunar cycle take?

Accepted Answer

4 weeks

Answer

1 week

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2 weeks

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1 year

Question 6

What phase is illustrated here?

Accepted Answer

Waxing crescent

Answer

1st Quarter

Answer

Waning gibbous

Answer

New moon

Question 7

Which of the following has the BIGGEST impact on the Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

The moon

Answer

The sun

Answer

Earth's rotation

Answer

Earth's revolution

Question 8

How many high tides do most locations experience each day?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 9

How much time passes between a high tide and a low tide?

Accepted Answer

6 hours

Answer

12 hours

Answer

24 hours

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2 days

Question 10

By how many degrees is the Earth tilted on its axis?

Accepted Answer

23.5

Answer

90

Answer

2.5

Answer

28

Question 11

If there is a full moon today, what moon phase will be occur tomorrow?

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

new moon

Answer

3rd quarter

Question 12

Which term describes when the moon is less illuminated each night?

Accepted Answer

waning

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waxing

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wandering

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whining

Question 13

If a 1st quarter moon were to occur tonight, what moon phase would occur in 2 weeks?

Accepted Answer

3rd quarter

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

full moon

Answer

waning crescent

Question 14

During which season do we experience the most hours of daylight because of the tilt of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Fall

Answer

Winter

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Spring

Question 15

An orbit is...

Accepted Answer

the path an object takes around another object in space

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a planet spinning on an axis

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the distance between a planet and the sun

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the speed a planet moves around the sun

Question 16

A planet can have 1 or more moons. What is another word to describe what a moon is to a planet?

Accepted Answer

a satellite

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an asteroid

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a comet

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a star

Question 17

Which is true about the diagram above?

Accepted Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter.

Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere it is fall, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is summer.

Question 18

Which moon phase would you see from earth?

Accepted Answer

first quarter moon

Answer

full moon

Answer

crescent moon

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third quarter moon

Question 19

About how long will it take for Earth to move from point Y to point Z?

Accepted Answer

6 months

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1 year

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12 hours

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24 hours

Question 20

Which position would allow us on Earth to see a new moon?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

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4

Question 21

Which moon phase would someone on earth see?

Accepted Answer

full moon

Answer

first quarter

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new moon

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last quarter

Question 22

Imagine that the moon started rotating faster. How would it look different if you were looking at it from Earth?

Accepted Answer

You could see different sides of the moon

Answer

The moon would appear dimmer

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The moon appear brighter

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The moon would move across the sky more quickly

Question 23

The Sun is first seen in which direction in the morning?

Accepted Answer

East

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North

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South

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West

Question 24

The moon's orbit takes about how long to circle the Earth?

Accepted Answer

27-29 days

Answer

1 year

Answer

365 days

Answer

88 years

Question 25

How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

27 days

Answer

1 year

Answer

88 days

Question 26

What moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

New Moon

Question 27

The Sun's gravity is responsible for keeping the Earth in its orbit.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 28

What does it mean to spin on an axis

Accepted Answer

rotate

Answer

revolve

Question 29

What does it mean to go around another object

Accepted Answer

revolve

Answer

rotate

Question 30

About how long is each season throughout the year?

Accepted Answer

3 months

Answer

12 months

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6 months

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1 month

Question 31

How long does it take earth to make on complete revolution of the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

Answer

24 hours

Answer

1 day

Answer

365 days

Question 32

The shape of the earth's orbit around the sun:

Accepted Answer

ellipse

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oval

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circle

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semicircle

Question 33

A word used to describe a moon that is "getting larger"

Accepted Answer

waxing

Answer

gibbous

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crescent

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waning

Question 34

The imaginary line that passes through earth and the north and south poles.

Accepted Answer

axis

Answer

graviy

Answer

equator

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prime meridian

Question 35

The dark side of the moon is the side of the moon that never sees the sunlight.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 36

A "day" and a "year" on the moon are the same length.

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

Question 37

What season is being experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Spring

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Fall

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Winter

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

The moon has less mass than Earth.

Answer

Earth has less mass than the moon.

Answer

The moon has more mass than Earth.

Answer

The gravity is the same on the moon and Earth.

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt

Answer

Earth's revolution

Answer

Earth's rotation

Answer

Earth's orbit

Question 40

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

Accepted Answer

spring tides

Answer

ebb tides

Answer

oscillating tides

Answer

neap tides

Question 41

Besides the moon, what other body's gravitational pull has a notable effect on the tides?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Mercury

Answer

Polaris

Answer

Mars

Question 42

When do the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon work against each other?

Accepted Answer

during the first and third quarter moons

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during the first quarter moon only

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during the full moon and new moon

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during the third quarter moon only

Question 43

What is moonlight produced from?

Accepted Answer

reflection from the Sun

Answer

chemical reactions

Answer

radioactive decay

Answer

reflection from the Earth

Question 44

The picture is showing Neap Tides. During which moon phases do they occur?

Accepted Answer

1st and 3rd Quarter

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New and Full Moon

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1st quarter and Full Moon

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New Moon and 3rd Quarter

Question 45

What are the two factors that affect the force of gravity?

Accepted Answer

mass and distance

Answer

weight and distance

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distance and speed

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mass and diameter

Question 46

During which phase of the Moon will a lunar eclipse occur?

Accepted Answer

Full moon

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Moon

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Waning Moon

Question 47

Which of the following must happen in order for a lunar eclipse to occur?

Accepted Answer

The Earth's shadow must fall on the Moon

Answer

The Moon must be on the Earth's orbital plane

Answer

The Moon must be between the Earth and the Sun

Answer

The Moon's shadow must fall on the Earth

Question 48

During which phase of the Moon will a solar eclipse occur?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

Waxing Moon

Answer

Waning Moon

Question 49

The penumbra of an eclipse

Accepted Answer

is lighter than the umbra

Answer

is darker than the umbra

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occurs at the center of the eclipse

Answer

is a smaller shadow than the umbra

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