5th science Earth, Moon, and Sun

Maria are:

• lunar highlands

• regions with many craters

• seas on the moon

• regions once flooded with molten material

The pull of gravity on the surface of the moon is

• six times that of Earth

• one-sixth that of Earth

• one-quarter that of Earth

• one-eighth that of Earth

Earth's spinning on its axis is called

• orbit

• cycle

• rotation

• revolution

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Which of the following events occurs once every 24 hours?

• Earth revolves around the sun

• the moon rotates on its axis

• the moon revolves around Earth

• Earth rotates on its axis

A rocket is pushed forward as a reaction to

• gravity of Earth

• the expelling of hot gases through the rear of the rocket

• the heat of burning fuel

• burning rocket fuel at the rear of the rocket

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When do spring tides occur

• when the sun, moon, and Earth line up

• in the spring

• When the sun and moon form a right angle

• when all three are the same distance from each other

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Measurement of distance from the equator is

• longitude

• circle

• latitude

• sphere

What shape is the moon's orbit?

• sphere

• oval

• circle

• crescent

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What year did humans land on the moon?

• 1850

• 1965

• 1963

• 1969

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What is the darkest part of the moon's shadow?

• umbra

• eclipse

• penumbra

• full shadow

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