Quiz about Earth, Sun, Moon System

Question 1

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

27.3 days

Answer

27.3 hours

Question 2

On the ____, the Sun is directly over the equator causing equal hours of day and night all over the world.

Accepted Answer

equinoxes

Answer

summer solstice

Answer

winter solstice

Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 3

During Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, the Sun is directly over which part of Earth?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

The equator

Answer

the North Pole

Question 4

The Earth's magnetic axis and its geographical axis are tilted at the same angle, 23.5 degrees.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 5

Why do we have leap year every four years?

Accepted Answer

One revolution takes 365 1/4 days and a day and is added to the calendar every 4 years for the quarter day

Answer

To make up for the 24 hours it takes to rotate once

Answer

To make up for the time it takes the Moon to catch up with Earth's rotation around the Sun

Question 6

What is Earth's degree of tilt?

Accepted Answer

23.5o

Answer

0o

Answer

90o

Answer

27.3o

Question 7

If the Earth rotated slower, how would that affect the Earth?

Accepted Answer

longer day

Answer

shorter day

Answer

same time, 24 hours

Answer

longer year

Question 8

What are the reasons for the seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and rotation.

Answer

Earth's rotation and revolution.

Answer

Earth's tilt and resolution

Question 9

What would happen if the Earth's axis was tilted at a greater angle than it is now?

Accepted Answer

Hotter summers, colder winters

Answer

Days would be more than 24 hours.

Answer

Cooler summers, warmer winters

Answer

More tilt would not make a difference.

Question 10

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is tilted away from the Sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 11

Which diagram(s) BEST represent(s) the position of the Moon during a New Moon?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

A and C

Question 12

Which Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Question 13

If Earth revolved more slowly, what would happen?

Accepted Answer

Years would be longer.

Answer

Years would be shorter.

Answer

Days would be longer.

Answer

Winter would be shorter.

Question 14

Sun appears to rise in the__________and set in the ________.

Accepted Answer

East, West

Answer

West, East

Answer

East, East

Answer

West, West

Question 15

Which Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Waxing gibbous

Answer

Waning gibbous

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 16

Which Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

full Moon

Answer

new Moon

Question 17

What theory describes how the Moon was formed?

Accepted Answer

Impact Theory

Answer

Theory of Relativity

Answer

Theory of Evolution

Answer

String Theory

Question 18

Question 18.

Accepted Answer

third quarter

Answer

full Moon

Answer

new Moon

Answer

first quarter

Question 19

When the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun, blocking the sunlight.

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

waning phases

Answer

waxing phases

Question 20

What type of eclipse is this?

Accepted Answer

total solar

Answer

total lunar

Answer

annular solar

Answer

partial lunar

Question 21

The Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun. Which statement is true about the solar energy received when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, compared to the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

The Northern Hemisphere receives less direct solar energy and is cooler.

Answer

The Northern Hemisphere receives less direct solar energy and is warmer.

Answer

The Northern Hemisphere receives more direct solar energy and is cooler.

Answer

The Northern Hemisphere receives more direct solar energy and is warmer.

Question 22

On this day in the northern hemisphere, the Sun strikes its highest point north of the equator (Tropic of Cancer), causing the longest number of daylight hours during the year.

Accepted Answer

Summer Solstice

Answer

Winter Solstice

Answer

Spring Equinox

Answer

Fall Equinox

Question 23

In March in the Northern hemisphere it is spring. What season is the Southern hemisphere experiencing then?

Accepted Answer

Fall

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Question 24

Which two positions represent an equinox?

Accepted Answer

A and C

Answer

A and B

Answer

C and D

Answer

B and D

Question 25

Which gravitational pull has the greatest effect on tides?

Accepted Answer

The Moon's gravitational pull on Earth.

Answer

The Sun's gravitational pull on Earth.

Answer

Earth's gravitational pull on Moon.

Answer

The Sun's gravitational pull on Moon.

Question 26

T/F Tidal range is the difference between high tide and low tide.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 27

Which diagram shows an alignment in which neap tides take place?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 28

Which solar system event does this diagram show?

Accepted Answer

Lunar eclipse

Answer

Solar eclipse

Answer

First Quarter moon

Answer

Third Quarter moon

Question 29

Why is it warmer at the equator than the poles?

Accepted Answer

Equator recieves more direct sunlight

Answer

The Earth's revolution

Answer

The Earth's tilt

Answer

Equator is closer to the Sun

Question 30

During which tide is the tidal range the greatest?

Accepted Answer

Spring tide

Answer

Neap tide

Answer

High tide

Answer

Low tide

Question 31

How do spring tides affect the oceans?

Accepted Answer

they create higher than normal high tide and lower than normal low tide

Answer

they create lower than normal high tide and higher than normal low tide

Answer

they do not affect the tide at all

Question 32

How do neap tides affect the oceans?

Accepted Answer

they create lower than normal high tide and higher than normal low tide

Answer

they create higher than normal high tide and lower than normal low tide

Answer

they do not affect the tide at all

Question 33

How does Earth's tilt lead to seasonal changes?

Accepted Answer

the tilt allows more direct sunlight to strike above and below the equator

Answer

the tilt allows more direct sunlight to strike the equator

Answer

the tilt allows more direct sunlight to strike the western hemisphere

Answer

the tilt allows more direct sunlight to strike the eastern hemisphere

Question 34

How long does it take to complete one lunar cycle from New Moon to New Moon?

Accepted Answer

29.5 days

Answer

one month

Answer

30.4 days

Answer

27.3 days

Question 35

Why are total solar eclipses more difficult to witness?

Accepted Answer

because the umbra covers a small area on Earth

Answer

because the penumbra covers a small area on Earth

Answer

because they happen only every 18 years

Answer

because they only happen over the ocean

Question 36

How long does it take for Earth to complete one full revolution?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

29 1/2 days

Answer

27.3 days

Answer

24 hours

Question 37

What type of eclipse is this and which shadow would you be in to see it?

Accepted Answer

partial solar eclipse, in the penumbra

Answer

total solar eclipse, in the umbra

Answer

total lunar eclipse, in the umbra

Answer

partial lunar eclipse, in the penumbra

Question 38

Between which positions would South Carolina be experiencing spring?

Accepted Answer

positions D and A

Answer

positions C and D

Answer

positions B and C

Answer

positions A and B

Question 39

During which tide is the tidal range the least?

Accepted Answer

Neap tide

Answer

High tide

Answer

Low tide

Answer

Spring tide

Question 40

Which Moon phase precedes (comes before) the New Moon?

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning gibbous

Question 41

How long does it take for the Moon to complete one rotation?

Accepted Answer

27.3 days

Answer

29.5 days

Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

24 hours

Question 42

What happens to the length of days in South Carolina as we move from spring into summer?

Accepted Answer

The days are becoming longer.

Answer

The days are becoming shorter.

Answer

There is no change in the length of day.

Answer

The days and nights are about the same length.

Question 43

What would happen if the Earth's axis was not tilted?

Accepted Answer

No seasonal changes

Answer

Days would be more than 24 hours.

Answer

Cooler summers, warmer winters

Answer

Hotter summers, colder winters

Question 44

Most of the time during Earth's orbit around the Sun, the Sun is north or south of the ____.

Accepted Answer

equator

Answer

poles

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 45

Which position represents a waxing gibbous?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

E

Question 46

Which positions represent waning phases?

Accepted Answer

F-H

Answer

A & E

Answer

B-D

Answer

A-E

Question 47

If the southern hemisphere was tilted toward the Sun, which location would be the coldest?

Accepted Answer

North Pole

Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

Equator

Question 48

If the northern hemisphere was tilted toward the Sun, which location would be the warmest?

Accepted Answer

Tropic of Cancer

Answer

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer

North Pole

Answer

South Pole

Question 49

At the North Pole during winter, how does Earth's tilt affect the length of day?

Accepted Answer

The North Pole will experience 6 months of darkness.

Answer

The length of day will be shorter but there will still be some daylight.

Answer

The North Pole will experience 6 months of daylight.

Answer

The length of night will be shorter but there will be some darkness.

Question 50

During the day, the Sun appears to move across the sky. Which bests explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The Sun moves across the sky because the Earth rotates on its axis.

Answer

The Sun moves across the sky because the Sun revolves around the Earth.

Answer

The Sun moves across the sky because of the tilt of Earth's axis.

Answer

The Sun moves across the sky because the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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