Space - Chapters 26 - 30

Stars organized into a pattern are

• perihelions

• satellites

• constellations

• telescopes

Days are caused by Earth's

• perihelion

• aphelion

• revolution

• rotation

The seasons are caused by

• Earth's distance from the sun

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• the sun's temperature

• the calendar

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Which of the following is evidence of Earth's revolution?

• the Foucault pendulum

• the Coriolis effect

• night and day

• constellation movement

Which of the following forms of radiation can be shielded by Earth's atmosphere?

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• visible light

• all of the above

Which of the following marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

• vernal equinox

• autumnal equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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Which of the following is evidence of Earth's rotation?

• day and night

• the Coriolis effect

• the Foucault pendulum

• all of the above

The most distinctive feature of Jupiter is its

• Great Red Spot

• Great Dark Spot

• ring

• elongated orbit

The tilt of the axis of Mars is nearly the same as that of

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

The planet that rotates faster than any other planet in the solar system is

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Pluto