Earth Science Review A

Rotation occurs when a planet

• goes around another object

• has convection currents

• loses gravity

• turns around its own axis

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An orbit by a planet around another celestial object is called

• a gyre

• a revolution

• a rotation

• an ellipse

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The seasons are a direct result of Earth's

• axis tilt

• elliptical orbit

• gravitational pull

• inertial mass

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The different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth are called

• craters

• maria

• phases

• seasons

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Phases of the moon are determined by the position of

• the moon

• the Earth

• the sun

• all of these

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A cycle of lunar phases takes about

• a year

• a century

• a month

• a decade

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In a lunar eclipse, the moon is always

• new

• full

• gibbous

• third

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During a solar eclipse, the moon

• is in full phase

• goes out of orbit

• moves in retrograde

• lies between the sun and Earth

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Tides are primarily caused by

• the sun's energy

• the moon's gravitational force

• the Earth's inertial force

• the sun's gravitational force

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Rockets move because of Newton's Law that says

• a body at rest stays at rest

• a body in motion stays in motion

• forces change motion

• every action has an opposite reaction

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