Space Test Review

What is the second inner planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Venus

If the moon phase is a new moon today, what moon phase will occur in about 14 days?

• New

• First

• Full

• Last

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This planet is:

1. 1. About 4 times wider than Earth

2. 2. The furthest planet from the Sun

3. 3. Blue in appearance

What planet does this best describe?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Earth

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If the moon is currently in the phase shown, about how many days will it be until a New Moon?

• 21

• 7

• 14

• 28

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One piece of evidence that proves the Earth rotates is that shadows change length throughout the day. Choose the times that a shadow will be longer than a shadow produced at 10 AM:

• 12:00 PM (Noon)

• 4:00 PM

• 5:00 PM

• 7:00 AM

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Which of these models represents Earth's rotation?

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Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture shown shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3:00 PM.

Which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked at 9:00 AM?

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Which of these are evidence that Earth rotates on its axis?

• Shadows changing length throughout the day

• Sun's apparent movement across the sky

• Seasons

• Day/Night Cycle

Based on the picture shown and the sun's position, about what time is it?

• 8AM

• 5 PM

• 3 PM

• 12 PM

If we wanted to model the Earth's rotation, which example below would be the best representation?

• Having one person stand in the center of the room as the sun and have the other person spin.

• Having one person stand in the center of the room as the sun and having the other person walk all the way around that person.

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