Quiz about Year 7 Semester 2 Revision Quiz

Question 1

Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.

Accepted Answer

Animalia

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Plantae

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Fungi

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Bacteria

Question 2

Which of the following does not belong in the Fungi Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Ameoba

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Yeast

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Mold

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Mushroom

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

Accepted Answer

bird

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fly

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worm

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starfish

Question 4

Invertebrates do NOT have a

Accepted Answer

backbone.

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brain.

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heart.

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stomach.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?

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to identify organisms

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to find a common ancestor

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to show the evolution of organisms

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to show relationships between organisms

Question 6

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

Accepted Answer

Spruce

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Juniper

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Pine

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Fir

Question 7

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

Accepted Answer

Lepidoptera

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Coleoptera

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Heteroptera

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Diptera

Question 8

Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.

Accepted Answer

spotted goat fish

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band-tail puffer

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peacock flounder

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trumpet fish

Question 9

What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 10

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

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Order Araneae

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Class Insecta

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Order Amblygygi

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Order Scorpiones

Question 11

Where do all life forms get their energy?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

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Earth's Core

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Water

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Plants

Question 12

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

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decomposer

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scavenger

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consumer

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carnivore

Question 13

Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

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The rabbit population may decrease

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The rabbit population may increase

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The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease

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The rabbit population will remain the same

Question 14

A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?

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Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up

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Mouse and cat populations both go up?

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Mouse and cat populations both go down

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Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down

Question 15

Which of the following is a producer?

Accepted Answer

Maple tree

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Sunfish

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Bunny

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Bear

Question 16

What is this called?

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Food Chain

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Food Web

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Abiotic Factors

Question 17

What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?

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They point in the direction that energy is flowing.

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They always point to the smallest animals.

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They point to the animal that tastes the best.

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They always point to the producers.

Question 18

Which food chain is in the correct order?

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grass, snail, bird, cat

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cat, grass, bird, snail

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bird, snail, grass, cat

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grass, cat, bird, snail

Question 19

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

Accepted Answer

Hawk

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Plant

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Rabbit

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Mouse

Question 20

Humans are considered...

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consumers

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decomposers

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producers

Question 21

What is a producer?

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an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

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an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

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an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

Question 22

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

Accepted Answer

food web

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ecosystem

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environment

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population

Question 23

Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?

Accepted Answer

Frog, salamander and trout

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Frog, Dragon Fly and snake

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Frog, trout and dragon fly

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Frog and phytoplankton

Question 24

Use the diagram to answer the question.
The trout is a source of food for the human and the eagle. When there are more than one organism vying for the same source we call this____?

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Competition

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Population

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Resources

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Community

Question 25

Biodiversity is

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the variety of species within an ecosystem

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a large number of the same species in an ecosystem

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an abundant amount of the same primary consumers

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the ability to have an abundant source from the same species

Question 26

What is the study of the interactions among organisms and  between organisms and their environments called?

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Ecology

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Biology

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Astronomy

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Biosphere

Question 27

The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.

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Arrows

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Light bulbs

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Dotted Lines

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Bubbles

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

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grass

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dog

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shark

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fish

Question 29

Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.

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adaptation

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counter-shading

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mimicry

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camouflage

Question 30

Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs is a:

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Resource

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Thing

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value

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Utility

Question 31

Resources which can be renewed or reproduced are known as:

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Renewable resource

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Exhaustible resource

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Non-renewable resource

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Useful resource

Question 32

Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?

Accepted Answer

coal

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the Sun

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wind

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water

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

Accepted Answer

minerals

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coal

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natural gas

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oil

Question 34

Which of the following is true about coal?

Accepted Answer

It is nonrenewable because it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

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It is renewable because it is deep inside Earth.

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It is renewable because it can easily be replaced as it is used.

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It is nonrenewable because it fuels many power plants that make electricity.

Question 35

Question 35.

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85.7%

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7.5%

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44.9%

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14.3%

Question 36

Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of his home?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

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air

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water

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wind

Question 37

Which of the following are renewable sources of energy?

Accepted Answer

wind and water

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coal and natural gas

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oil and electricity

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sunlight and petroleum

Question 38

What is the source of energy that causes the blades of a turbine to move?

Accepted Answer

wind

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coal

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water

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sunlight

Question 39

Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?

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burning fossil fuels

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dumping waste in landfills

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using wind and solar energy

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releasing waste into streams

Question 40

Resources that cannot be replaced

Accepted Answer

Non-Renewable Resource

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Conservation

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Renewable Resource

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Natural Resource

Question 41

Timber is a ______________.

Accepted Answer

Renewable Resource

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Non-Renewable Resource

Question 42

Natural gas is a non-renewable resource.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 43

We use both renewable and non-renewable resources as sources of energy.

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True

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False

Question 44

The earth is tilted on its _____

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axis

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line

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equator

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core

Question 45

Earth does a complete revolution every _______

Accepted Answer

365 days

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10 years

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12 hours

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24 hours

Question 46

The earth rotates every

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24 hours

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15 hours

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365 days

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hour

Question 47

How long does it take for the moon to go through all moon phases

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month

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day

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week

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year

Question 48

What does the tilt of the earth cause?

Accepted Answer

Seasons

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heating

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Atmosphere

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Years

Question 49

How many times does earth rotate in one year?

Accepted Answer

365

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2

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97

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120

Question 50

What causes day and night cycles?

Accepted Answer

earths rotation

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mars

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seasons

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moon phases

Question 51

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

Accepted Answer

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

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physically changing size and shape.

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moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

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having craters on its surface.

Question 52

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 53

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

Accepted Answer

New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 54

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 55

Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

Accepted Answer

new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

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none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

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dark, light, half, quarter, blue

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first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

Question 56

This model is showing us a...

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

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phases of the moon

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earth eclipse

Question 57

This image is showing us a.....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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phases of the moon

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earth eclipse

Question 58

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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jupiter

Question 59

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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lunar eclipse

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jupiter

Question 60

Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

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It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

Answer

When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

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You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

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