Unit 3 (Solar System) Practice Quiz

A Solar Eclipse occurs when the ______ casts a shadow on the _____

• Moon, Earth

• Earth, Moon

• Sun, Earth

• Earth, Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

High tides are associated with _______ Moon and ____ Moon

• 1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter

• Waxing, Waning

• New, Full

• Blue, Blood

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Gravity is strongest when 2 objects are ____ and _____

• Small, Distant

• Small, Close

• Large, Distant

• Large, Close

Along an Elliptical orbit, a planet is moving its fastest when it is ____ the Sun

• Closest to

• Furthest from

• In between

• At an angle to

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Why does the Moon have a greater effect on tides than the Sun?

• it is closer

• It is bigger

• It is solid

• It is made of cheese

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Times of Daylight as well as the changing of Seasons is related to ...

• The Earths distance from the Sun varies

• The intensity of Solar Radiation changes throughout the year

• The Earths Tilt

• The Earth is flat

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All planets have an Elliptical Orbit with the Sun as one of the focus points based on _________ 1st Law

• Newtons

• Keplers

• Galileo's

• Einstein's

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A Nebula is a _________ which will likely form a new solar system in the future

• Dying Star

• Cluster of Asteroids and Comets

• Cloud of Dust and Gas

• Void of matter

Based on Keplers 2nd Law, during an orbit a planet will 'sweep' out _____ areas in a given interval of time

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Equal

• Alternating

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

_______ Planets form on the inner part of the solar system because they are made of materials which have higher melting points, while _____ Planets form on the outer part of the solar system because they are made of materials that condense at low temperatures

• Large, Small

• Small, Angular

• Jovian, Terrestrial

• Terrestrial, Jovian