Regents Earth Science Planets

What is the definition of nuclear fusion?

• production of gas

• The way a planet produces energy

• The way a star produces energy

• The combination of two planets to make one planet.

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Stars that show red shift are. . .

• moving away from Earth

• moving toward Earth

• remaining stationary

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In what star stage is the Sun currently in?

• Main Sequence

• Supergiant

• Giant

• Dwarf

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What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• all of it
• the same side
• none of it
• only one quarter

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One complete revolution of the Earth around the sun takes about

• one rotation
• half a year
• one year
• one season

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The Earth takes about __________________ hours to complete one rotation of its axis.  

• 12
• 24
• 14
• 28

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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What type of surface do the first four planets have?

• Rock
• Liquid
• Gas
• Gas and Liquid

What planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Earth
• Neptune
• Mars

The Whole Earth gets the same amount of Sunlight at the same time.

• True
• False

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