Sun-Earth-Moon System

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Earth?

• Earth revolves around the moon.

• Earth is the only known planet to support life.

• Water exists in three different states of matter on Earth.

• Earth rotates on a tilted axis.

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How long does it take for Earth to rotate once?

• about 1 year

• approximately 27.3 minutes

• approximately 24 hours

• 240,000 days

The process of one object moving around another object, is called ____________.

• rotation

• relaxation

• radiation

• revolution

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How long does it take the earth on average to revolve once around the sun?

• approximately 24 minutes

• approximately 365 days

• about 240,000 years

• approximately 27.3 hours

What protects us from the constant bombardment of the sun's solar wind particles?

• Earth's ozone layer

• clouds in Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's electromagnetic field

• water vapor in the air that surrounds Earth

Our planet's moon is considered to be a(n) _________.

• natural satellite

• dwarf planet

• star

• artificial satellite

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of our moon's gravity?

• Its gravity can cause ocean tides on Earth.

• Its gravity is too weak to hold an atmosphere in place.

• Its gravity causes mountains to grow on its surface.

• Its gravity is 1/6 that of Earth's gravity.

What is unique about the moon's rotational rate & revolution rate?

• Its rotation rate is faster than the revolution rate.

• It only rotates, and does not revolve.

• It does not rotate or revolve at all.

• Its rotation rate and revolution rate are the same speed.

The craters on the moon's surface were most likely caused by __________.

• The flow of liquid water in the past.

• meteor impacts

• volcanoes

• moonquakes

A full lunar cycle takes approximately __________.

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 27.3 minutes

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