Earth and Space

The exosphere is the most ____ layer of our atmosphere

The temperature in the exosphere varies greatly and can range from __ to over ___ degrees Celsius.

• 0-1700

• 0-10000

• 0-7000

• 0-5000

The exosphere has gases like ___ and ____, but they are very spread out.

• Helium and nitrogen

• oxygen and nitrogen

• hydrogen and helium

• All of the above

What phase of the moon is pictured?

• full moon

• new moon

• waxing gibbous moon

• crescent moon

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Astronomy is the study of ____________.

• Weather

• Space

• Ice Cream

• Math

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Which of the following is NOT one of the rocky (terrestrial) planets?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Venus

How does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis? (NOT around the sun)

• 29 days

• 24 minutes

• 365 days

• 24 hours

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What happens because of the Earth rotating on its axis?

• low/high tides

• seasons

• day/night

• whiplash

Which instrument magnifies objects in space?

• compass

• telescope

• astrolabe

• sextant

The sun rises in the east and sets in the _________.

• east

• north

• south

• west

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