Topic 7 Review: Study Guide.

The apparent brightness of a star depends on its ____________

• distance from Earth

• distance from the Sun

• inner core

• temperature

The actual brightness of a star depends on its ______________

• distance from Earth

• distance from the Sun

• inner core

• temperature

Marjorie is creating a diagram of Earth's tilted axis and Earth's revolution around the sun.

Based on the pattern displayed in the picture, what month of the year should she place in the box and why?

• June: The northern hemisphere tilts toward the sun.

• December: The northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun.

• March: Neither pole tilts toward the sun. There is an equal number of hours of daylight and night.

• September: Neither pole tilts toward the sun. There is an equal number of hours of daylight and night.

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The model shows Earth's revolution around the sun.

Which of these pictures should be used to complete the model?

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Which diagram would BEST help you explain to your friend why different parts of Earth experience different seasons at the same time?

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Mrs. Minh lives in New York. She video chats with her friend in California. At the time of the call, the sun has set in New York, but the sun has not yet set in California. The sky in New York looks different from the sky in California because Earth is __________ on its __________ which causes different areas of Earth to face the sun.

• rotating, axis

• revolving, poles

• rotating, latitude

• revolving, axis

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The diagram shows the view from space when looking at Earth's North Pole. Notice the placement of city X at noon.

Which diagrams shows the placement of city X at midnight?

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Your class is launching model water rockets out of plastic bottles. When

launching the rockets, they go into the sky for a while and then fall to

the ground. Which reason should you include in an explanation to your

class as to why the rockets do not stay in the sky?the height

• the push of gravity

• the pull of gravity

• the height of the water

• the push from the air

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To which part of Earth are objects pulled?

• Earth's surface

• Earth's atmosphere

• the magnetic North Pole

• the center of Earth

The diagram shows the patterns of (the moon phases/ Earth's seasons/ the constellations)

• moon phases

• Earth's seasons

• the constellations

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