3. Which of the following does NOT relate to a solstice?

When sunlight is equal in both hemisphere.

When sunlight is at a max. in one hemisphere and a min. in the other.

4. Gravity is a force that

pulls an object toward another object

causes two objects in contact to slow down or stop moving

5. According to Albert Einstein,

smaller objects are pulled to larger objects

larger objects are pulled to smaller objects

small objects do not contain gravity

distance is the only factor in gravity

8. Which is a characteristic of a Lunar eclipse?

The moon is blocked by Earth, so we do not see light from it

The sun seems to darken the Moon

They occur because of the moon's gravity

9. The Moon's gravity on earth...

Changes the tides every six hours

11. What is the solar system?

planets and smaller bodies that orbit the Sun

planets and smaller bodies that orbit Earth

stars and planets that orbit a galaxy

stars and smaller bodies that orbit planets

12. Which of these best describes the distance between relationships among the planets in our solar system?

The inner planets are closer together than the outer planets

The outer planets are closer together than the inner planets

Each planet is 10 AU farther from the Sun than the previous planet

Each of the inner planets is more than 1 AU from the Sun and each of the outer planets is more than 10 AU from the Sun

13. How would you describe the orbits of the planets, asteroids, and comets?

All are ellipses, some more flattened than others

They form spheres within spheres around the Sun

All are long ovals each in a different plane

All form perfect circles around their centers

14. Why is a comet sometimes bright?

It has a coma and tail that reflect sunlight

It heats up from friction in the Sun's atmosphere

Lava inside it glows from its own heat

It burns up in Earth's atmosphere

15. Titan has a dense atmosphere and is larger than Pluto. Why is it considered a moon instead of a planet?

It orbits a planet, not the Sun

It didn't from when the planets did

It doesn't follow an elliptical orbit

16. The atmosphere of a gas giant is

very thin and easy to see through

calm and made up of mostly carbon

18. Unlike the atmosphere of a terrestrial planet, the atmosphere of a gas giant

is the same temperature at any height

19. Why are the outer planets so much larger than the inner planets?

The planet's huge gravitational force holds many gases and pulls them together tightly

The gases freeze because the planet is so far from the Sun, and frozen gases are dense

Most of the gases have cooled to liquids and form vast seas on the surface

Volcanoes constantly emit gases, which add to the depth of the planet's atmosphere

23. Which of the following statements is true?

Blue stars are hotter than red stars.

Red stars are larger than blue stars.

Red stars are hotter than blue stars.

Blue stars are larger than red stars.

24. Which of these objects would be easiest to observe from Earth without a telescope?

a star 2000 light-years from Earth

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