Solar system and Space exploration

What is Solar Insolation?

• Amount of indirect sunlight that a contention on Earth receives

• Amount of sunlight the sun gives off everywhere

• Average sunlight amount in the ocean

• Amount of direct sunlight that a region on Earth receives

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which region get the MOST solar insolation?

• Tropic of capricorn

• Equator

• Poles

• Tropic of cancer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which region receives the LEAST solar insolation?

• Poles

• Equator

• Tropic of cancer

• Tropic of capricorn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the Earth's axis tilt in degrees?

• 45°

• 90°

• 23.5°

• 53.2°

What causes seasons?

• Earth's distance from sun

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do the Northern and Southern hemisphere have opposite seasons?

• Earth's temperature and weather

• Earth's distance from sun and moon

• Earth's size and shape

• Earth's tilt and orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When does the sun appear to be higher?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What does solstice and equinox mean?

• End

• Middle

• Beginning

• Three-quarters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What forms can water be naturally found as?

• Liquid

• Vapor gas

• Solid

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is Earth's atmosphere mostly made of?

• Argon and carbon dioxide

• Helium and Methane

• Nitrogen and Oxygen

• Carbon monoxide and xenon