Earth & Space Final Exam Review

According to science, how old is the Universe?

• 13.8 thousand years old

• 13.8 million years old

• 13.8 billion years old

• 2021 years old

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Our Solar System is sun-centered. This is known as...

• heliocentric

• geocentric

• planetcentric

• solarcentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is the correct order of our planets, starting closest to the Sun and moving away?

• Mars > Venus > Earth > Mercury > Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus > Neptune

• Neptune > Uranus > Saturn > Jupiter > Mars > Earth > Venus > Mercury

• Mercury > Venus > Earth > Mars > Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus > Neptune

• Earth > Venus > Mars > Mercury > Saturn > Neptune > Jupiter > Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The ___ is the scientific theory of the origin of the universe.

• hypothesis

• Big Bang

• quantitative data

• gravity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Sun rays hit the Earth with most intensity year-round in which region?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• equator

• Sun rays hit the Earth with equal intensity in all regions

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Which of the following is the cause of the change of seasons?

• the distance of a place from the Equator

• prevailing winds blowing across land and water

• the tilt of the Earth's axis

• the rotation of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth spins on an imaginary line that passes from the North Pole to the South Pole. This line is called the Earth's ___.

• axis

• revolution

• rotation

• horizon

It takes Earth one year to make one trip around the sun. What word is used to describe one object moving around another object?

• gravity

• phase

• rotation

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and blocks the sun's light, it is call a(n) ______ eclipse.

• umbra

• lunar

• solar

• penumbra

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When Earth is directly between the moon and sun, it is called a(n) _________ eclipse.

• umbra

• lunar

• solar

• penumbra

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