Earth Science Final Review

What do the inner planets have in common?

• They are all the same size

• They are made of gas.

• They rotate at the same speed.

• They are all rocky.

If it's ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then it's summer in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles 
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear reaction

• nuclear core

Our Galaxy is called the

• Swirling Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Pinwheel Galaxy

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The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe is called __________________.

• the Big Bang

• the start of the universe

• the beginning

• the formation of space

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The Sun is...

• one of many stars in our solar system

• only one planet away from Earth

• not moving

• a star in the center of our solar system

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Due to rotation, only one side of the Earth faces the Sun at a time. This causes...

• seasons

• climate changes

• day and night

• months of the year

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What affects the force of gravity between two objects?

• Their mass and the distance between them

• The shape of the object

• The sum of their masses

• The mass of the larger object only

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