Earth Science Unit Test #2 Review

In what season will the Northern Hemisphere experience more outstretched shadows during the entire day?

• SPRING

• SUMMER

• FALL

• WINTER

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What do scientists use because they cannot physically travel to a star to take its exact measurements?

• Apparent Brightness

• Absolute Brightness

• Absolute Calculations

• Apparent Calculations

What force is most responsible for Earth’s orbit around the sun?

• Magnetic Force

• Gravitational Force (Gravity)

• Electric Force (Electricity)

• Friction

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Two friends are looking at stars through a telescope on a night with no moon. One friend points to a star and says that it is closer to Earth than all the other stars. Which statement best supports the friends claim about the closeness of the star?

• The star is a different color than any other star.

• The star appears bright than any other star.

• That star appears smaller than any other star.

• The star appears to be twinkling more so than any other star.

To ________ is to create a curved path, especially making an elliptical revolution.

• Float

• Sail

• Orbit

• Pace

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What time of day will the sun be directly overhead?

• 9:00am

• 12:00pm

• 9:00pm

• 12:00am

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A star is ______ when it is cooler.

• RED

• BLUE

• YELLOW

• WHITE

The ________ ________ is a sign that spring is coming.

• Winter Solstice

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

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This is the change of speed of an object, more specifically when it speeds up.

• Deceleration

• Acceleration

• Momentum

• Gravitational Force

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Students of a class built personal sundials. The sundial casts a shadow over a flat surface. One student decided to use theirs at home to record the direction and length of the shadow hourly, starting at 6 a.m.? The table above shows the data collected by the student. Which statement best describes what the student will find at 11 a.m.?

• The shadow will be shorter at 11 a.m. than it was at 10 a.m., and its direction will be North.

• The shadow will be shorter at 11 a.m. than it was at 10 a.m., and its direction will be East.

• The shadow will be longer at 11 a.m. than it was at 10 a.m., and its direction will be North.

• The shadow will be longer at 11 a.m. than it was at 10 a.m., and its direction will be Southeast.

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