Space Science Summative Review!

Please list at least TWO of the terrestrial planets in our Solar System.

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Please list at least TWO of the gaseous planets in our Solar System

What is wrong with the image of the Solar System above?

• The planets are the wrong colors.

• The planets' sizes are not to scale.

• The planets' distances are not to scale.

• Both the planets' sizes and distances are not to scale.

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Looking at the picture above, which planet has less gravity: Creon or Grumpia?

• Creon, because with less gravity, you can jump higher.

• Grumpia, because with less gravity, you can jump higher.

• Creon, because with less gravity, you can jump lower.

• Grumpia, because with less gravity, you can jump lower.

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Look at the picture above. If we think of gravity, which direction will the person on the bottom fall when they finish their jump?

• ⬇️

• ⬅️

• ⬆️

• ➡️

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Look at the picture above. Which picture best represents winter?

• Picture A because the shadow is longer which means that the sun is lower in the sky at 12:15.

• Picture B because the shadow is longer which means that the sun is lower in the sky at 12:15.

• Picture A because the shadow is shorter which means that the sun is higher in the sky at 12:15.

• Picture B because the shadow is shorter which means that the sun is higher in the sky at 12:15.

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Which constellation can you see in the Summer time?

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Which of these best describes the distance of an Astronomical Unit?

• The distance from our Sun to the Keiper Belt past Pluto.

• The distance from one planet to another.

• The distance from our Sun to Earth.

• The distance for that light is able to travel in one year.

Why does the moon have different shapes at different times?

• The Earth is blocking the light of the moon at different times.

• The sun is shining on the moon at different angles.

• The moon physically gets smaller and larger at different times.

• The moon is getting closer and farther from the Earth at different times.

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Why don’t we have lunar or solar eclipses more often?

• The sun is always blocked by the Earth.

• The moon is always blocked by the Earth.

• The moon orbits the Earth on a tilt.

• We have lunar and solar eclipses every month.

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