Earth Science Space

Which letter best represents Summer in the Southern Hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox

• axis

• solar eclipse

• solar flare

Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

• seasons

• moon phases

• day and night

• weather

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• Swelling

• Waxing

• Waning

• Shrinking

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What is the term used to describe the wobble of the earth during its orbit

• Garycenter

• Barycenter

• The axis

• An eclipse

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How many high & low tides do we have each day?

Hint: the answer is the total number of tides

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 7

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Identify the two factors that influence gravity.

• Gravity & Mass

• Weight & Mass

• Distance & Mass

• Weight & Distance

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Galileo used what instrument to help discover objects in space?

• Protractor

• Microscope

• Telescope

• Horoscope

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system

• Earth

• rotation

• world

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Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas

• metal

• water

• rock

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