Test 2 Review

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

• 1 and 2
• 1 and 3
• 2 and 4
• 3 and 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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Why is Venus so much hotter on average than Mercury - although Mercury is closer to the Sun?

• the orbit of Venus takes it closer to the Sun sometimes

• Venus' atmosphere is so thick that it traps the Sun's heat

• Mercury has no atmosphere (to speak of)

• because Mercury has a fairly substantial magnetic field

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The order of the planets is:

• Mars,Venus,Earth,
  Mercury,Saturn
  Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth,Venus,Mars
  Jupiter, Neptune,
  Mercury,Saturn,
  Uranus
• Mercury,Venus,Earth
  Mars,Jupiter,
  Saturn,Uranus
  Neptune

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When an asteroid impacts a planet or moon, a __________ is created.

• Volcano

• Crater

• Valley

• Ring

The hottest stars have surface temperatures up to 35,000 degrees and are __________ in color

• red

• blue

• yellow

• orange