Earth Science Quiz Review #2

"Geo" means

• land, earth, ground

• living things

• vapor, steam, odor

• water

The Earth's Biosphere includes all

• water

• living things

• rocks, soil, and layers of the Earth

• gases

clouds are part of which sphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• interactions

• ecosystem

makes up over 95% of the worlds water

• landform

• saltwater

• freshwater

• brackish water

When you see different phases of the Moon, you are really seeing...

• how much light is reflected from the Sun

• the Shadows of Mercury

• the light being made from the Moon

• the Shadows of Venus

The Moon revolves around the...

• Earth

• Sun

• Venus

• Jupiter

The Moon rotates on its axis one every 27 1/3 days.

• True

• False

Match the Following:

• The Dark Side of the Moon

• The side of the Moon that faces the Earth

• The Near Side of the Moon

• The light from the Sun does not touch this side

• Phases of the Moon

• The different ways the Moon looks throughout the month

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

When you drop a hammer and a feather, why does the feather fall slower?

• air resistance causes the feather to slow down

• gravity pulls harder on the hammer than the feather

• gravity pulls harder on the feather than the hammer

• air resistance causes the hammer to fall slower