Amplify Science: The Earth System Vocab

What is the definition of ORBIT?

• the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object

• the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

• the border between light and dark on the Moon

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The diagrams above show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above. Sunlight is coming from the left but Moon is dark in all of them. Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams? Remember what causes a lunar eclipse!

• No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.

• Yes, the Moon is always be completely dark in Diagrams 2 and 3, but never in Diagram 1.

• Yes, the Moon is always completely dark in Diagram 1, but never in Diagrams 2 or 3.

• Yes, the Moon is always completely dark in Diagram 2 and sometimes could be dark in Diagram 3.

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The diagrams above show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark. Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?

• No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.

• Yes, always in Diagrams 1 and 3, but never in Diagram 2.

• Yes, always in Diagram 3 and sometimes in Diagram 1.

• Yes, always in Diagram 3, but never in Diagrams 1 or 2.

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The diagram above shows Earth and the Moon from above (top view). Why is there a dotted circle drawn in this diagram?

• To show that the Moon is always moving around Earth in a circle.

• To show the locations of satellites that are in Earth’s atmosphere.

• To show the way that the Moon can move back and forth across Earth’s sky.

• To show the locations where the sun’s light can reach the Moon.

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What is the definition of SUN?

• a rocky sphere that travels around a planet

• to shine light on an object and make it visible

• the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system

• the border between light and dark on the Moon

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to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something

• synthesis

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• system

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all of the liquid water and ice on Earth

• hydrosphere

• system

• reservoir

• engineer

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The layer of gases surrounding Earth is known as the:

• A) Atmosphere

• B) Lithosphere

• C) Hydrosphere

• D) Biosphere

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Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

• A) Coal

• B) Natural Gas

• C) Solar Power

• D) Nuclear Power

What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?

• A) Oxygen

• B) Nitrogen

• C) Carbon Dioxide

• D) Hydrogen