Earth in Space Review pt 1

Seasons are caused by Earth's

• tilt on its axis

• rotation on its axis

• distance from the Sun

• gravitational pull on the Moon

During a lunar eclipse,

• the Moon's far side faces Earth

• Earth casts a shadow on the Moon

• the Moon is between the Sun and Earth

• Earth, the Sun, and the Moon form a right angle

Between which phases is the Moon waxing?

• full moon and new moon

• last quarter and full moon

• full moon and last quarter

• new moon and first quarter

Which planet if most unlike Earth?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Mercury

• Neptune

Which statement is true?

• All stars are smaller than the Sun.

• All stars produce light and thermal energy.

• Most stars are only a few light-years from Earth.

• The Sun is one of many stars in the solar system.

According to the Big Bang theory,

• Earth's revolution is getting longer

• the solar system is shaped like a ball

• the universe began from a single point

• gravity is causing the universe to collapse

A massive, spherical object with no larger objects in its orbital pat is a(n)

• planet

• dwarf planet

• comet

• asteroid

Small, rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter are ___________.

• planets

• dwarf planets

• asteroids

• comets

_____________ share their orbits with other similar objects.

• Planets

• Dwarf planets

• Asteroids

• Comets

Streaks of light that occur as space objects entering Earth's atmosphere are _____________.

• meteoroids

• meteors

• meteorites