7SC_2.10 Summative Assessment

During a science class, Carter was spinning a globe on its stand. This action of the globe spinning on its axis is called_

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• tide

Ke'Sean is planning a birthday party and wants to celebrate it on the same day next year. If the Earth takes a certain amount of time to make one revolution around the Sun, how long would that be?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

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Jacob, Kevin, Amarrius, Mar'quena, and Jaren are discussing the effects of the Sun. Match the following statements to the correct effects of the Sun.

• Jacob says the Sun causes day and night

• Kevin believes the Sun causes the seasons

• Amarrius thinks the Sun causes the tides

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Anthony and Rose are at the beach observing the tides. They notice a particular type of tide and Rose asks Anthony, 'What type of tide is this, Anthony?' Refer to the picture to answer.

• Neap

• Spring

• Summer

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Which pair of students would experience the greatest force of gravity if they were floating in space?

• Jaren and Jose, because they would be farther apart.

• Phil and Carter, because they would be closer together.

• Prince and Jaren, because they would be moving fast.

• Jose and Phil, because they would be moving slow.

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Kevin and Prince are at the beach and they notice the water level changing. They wonder why we have tides here on Earth. Can you explain?

• We have tides because of how the moon's gravity pulls on different parts of the Earth.

• We have tides because the Earth's oceans move.

• We have tides only because of the sun's gravity pulling on Earth.

• We have tides because of how the Earth revolves around the sun.

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Phil, Amarrius, Mariere, Mar'quena, and Jaren went on a field trip to the beach. They noticed a certain type of tide. Phil suggested it's a Neap tide because the sun and moon are working opposite each other. Amarrius thought it's a Neap tide because of the tidal bulges. Mariere believed it's a Spring tide because the sun and moon are lined up and working together. Mar'quena said it's a Spring tide because that is where the Earth is in its orbit. Which type of tide do you think they observed?

• Neap because the sun and moon are working opposite each other.

• Neap because of the tidal bulges.

• Spring because the sun and moon are lined up and working together.

• Spring because that is where the Earth is in its orbit.

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Angel, Amarrius, Rajon, Mariere, and William were discussing about the solar system. Angel asked, 'The Sun has more mass than Earth. Why doesn't the Moon orbit the Sun instead of Earth?'

• Amarrius replied, 'The moon is closer to Earth than the sun, so its gravitational pull is more.'

• Rajon said, 'The Earth has a greater mass than the sun.'

• Mariere suggested, 'Earth's magnetic field is so strong it pulls the moon close.'

• William thought, 'The other planets counterbalance the gravity of the Sun.'

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During a school trip to a planetarium, Jose and Anthony were discussing the Moon's shadow. Jose said the larger, lighter part of the Moon's shadow is called the umbra. Anthony disagreed and said it's called the penumbra. Rajon, who was listening to their conversation, said it's called an ellipse. Kevin, who was also part of the conversation, said it's called an orbit. Who is correct?

• Jose (umbra)

• Anthony (penumbra)

• Rajon (ellipse)

• Kevin (orbit)

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During a school trip to the planetarium, Carter asked Anthony, 'What factor limits the number of eclipses we can see per year?'

• The distance between the moon and the earth.

• The tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth.

• The distance between the earth and the sun.

• The tilt of the earth's axis of rotation.

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