Earth/Space Midterm Review

What is an HR Diagram Measuring?

• Brightness

• Location

• Temperature

• Direction

According to the HR Diagram which stars are considered the coolest?

• orange

• red

• blue

• yellow

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

According to this diagram which color wavelength has the highest frequency?

• red

• orange

• green

• blue

The asteroid belt is between which planets?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

• Earth and Mars

• Uranus and Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the oval shape of celestial revolutions called?

• circular orbits

• ovals

• ellipses

• orbitals

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Big Bang kicked off space and time. This was the formal formation of the universe. When did this occur?

• 4.5 Billion Years Ago

• 13.7 Billion Years Ago

• 200 Million Years Ago

• 8 Trillion Years Ago

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The inner planets include:

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

Which characteristics distinguish the inner planets from the outer planets?

• their size

• the material they are made of

• their distance from the sun

• all of these

What is the difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

• Asteroids are larger and usually contained in the asteroid belt, while meteoroids travel throughout the solar system.

• Asteroids are smaller and usually contained in the asteroid belt, while meteoroids travel throughout the solar system.

• Meteoroids are smaller and usually contained in the meteor belt, while asteroids travel throughout the solar system.

• Meteoroids are larger and usually contained in the meteor belt, while asteroids travel throughout the solar system.

When does a lunar eclipse occur?

• When the Earth's shadow is cast on the moon

• When the moon's shadow is cast on Earth

• When the moon's shadow is cast on the Sun

• When the Sun's shadow is cast on Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1