Quiz about Unit 5 Review of Earth and the Solar System

Question 1

Which of the following means to turn on an axis?

Accepted Answer

rotate

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relax

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revolve

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return

Question 2

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

Accepted Answer

24 hours/1 day

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365 days/1 year

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1 week

Question 3

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 4

Why do we experience the changing of  seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt & revolution

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Earth's tilt & rotation

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Earth's rotation & rovolution

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Earth's tilt & resolution

Question 5

What is the "name" for the longest and shortest days of the year?

Accepted Answer

solstices

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equinoxes

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months

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seasons

Question 6

Earth's axis is tilted at -

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

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33.5 degrees

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28 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 7

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 8

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

It is winter

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It is spring

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It is summer

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It is fall

Question 9

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

Accepted Answer

Spring

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Winter

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Summer

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Fall

Question 10

What is an Equinox

Accepted Answer

Equal day and night

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Full tilt toward sun

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Full tilt away from sun

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Shortest day

Question 11

What is the name of the first day of summer

Accepted Answer

Summer solstice

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Autumnal equinox

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Winter solstice

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Vernal equinox

Question 12

What is the name of the first day of winter

Accepted Answer

Winter solstice

Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

Autumnal equinox

Answer

Summer solstice

Question 13

What is the name of the first day of spring

Accepted Answer

Vernal equinox

Answer

Autumnal equinox

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Winter solstice

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Summer solstice

Question 14

What is the name of the first day of fall

Accepted Answer

Autumnal equinox

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Winter solstice

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Summer solstice

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Vernal equinox

Question 15

Which of the following correctly shows rotation?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

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B.

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D.

Question 16

The illustration represents which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Revolution of Earth

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Swimming Earth

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Bicycle wheel

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Roation of Earth

Question 17

How many days are in a calendar year?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4

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362.1

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356 1/5

Answer

635

Question 18

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

Accepted Answer

neap

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high

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low

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spring

Question 19

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

Accepted Answer

tides

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gravity

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lunar phases

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dabbing

Question 20

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line.

Accepted Answer

spring

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high

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low

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neap

Question 21

Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 22

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 23

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

neap tide

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full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 24

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 25

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Accepted Answer

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

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Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

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Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

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Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Question 26

Spring tides occur...

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twice a month

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each hour

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2 times a day

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each month

Question 27

Neap tides occur...

Accepted Answer

twice a month

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each hour

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2 times a day

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each month

Question 28

Neap tides happen during ___________ and _____________ moons.

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1st quarter / 3rd quarter

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full / new

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waxing gibbous / waning gibbous

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waxing crescent / waning crescent

Question 29

What is the Sun?

Accepted Answer

It is a Star

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It is a satellite

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It is a comet

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It is a planet

Question 30

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Answer

Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

Answer

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

Question 31

What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

Accepted Answer

They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

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They are all very cold planets.

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They are about the same size.

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They are considered gas giants

Question 32

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

Accepted Answer

They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface

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They are also rocky and small.

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They are very large and has no moons

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They are small and made of ice.

Question 33

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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the sun

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Uranus

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Earth

Question 34

A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

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static electricity

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rotation

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orbit

Question 35

The more distance between two objects, the __________ gravity they will have.

Accepted Answer

less

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more

Question 36

Which would create the strongest gravity?

Accepted Answer

Two large planets close together

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Two large planets far apart

Question 37

Which two things affect gravity?

Accepted Answer

Mass and distance

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Weight and distance

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Weight and mass

Question 38

If a planet has too much inertia, what would happen to it?

Accepted Answer

It would fly off into space

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It would get pulled into its star

Question 39

What keeps the Earth from crashing into the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Earth's Inertia

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Earth's Gravity

Question 40

Because of the balance between gravity and inertia all of the planets will...

Accepted Answer

stay in orbit around the sun.

Answer

all explode someday.

Question 41

What is the definition of orbit?

Accepted Answer

The path an object follows as it moves around another object.

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis.

Question 42

If a planet does not have enough inertia, what would happen to it?

Accepted Answer

It would get pulled into its star

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It would fly off into space

Question 43

What is gravity?

Accepted Answer

The force that pulls things toward each other.

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Something that pulls things on Earth down.

Question 44

Proximity to the Sun means...

Accepted Answer

How close an object in our solar system is to the Sun

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A proximity warning is given to an astronaut when the oxygen level in the spacesuit drops below 10 pounds/square inch of atmosphere

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The intensity of the Sun's radiation on Earth

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none of theses

Question 45

Why is the Sun important to life on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Sun's radiant energy is converted to food by plants in a process called photosynthesis

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The Sun's radiant energy is converted into liquid water

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Radiant energy from the Sun is absorbed and released in a delicate balance for life to exist.

Answer

none of these

Question 46

Why is liquid water important for life to exist?

Accepted Answer

delivery mechanism, dissolving essential nutrients and delivering them to cells.

Answer

Other life forms get thirsty just like humans

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Liquid water is important for rain to fall and wash the pollution from the surface of the planet

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none of these

Question 47

The atmosphere is important to life on Earth because...

Accepted Answer

blocks the Sun's dangerous radiation and traps heat making Earth a comfortable temperature

Answer

The atmosphere keeps thunderstorms from becoming too large and causing catastrophic damage to Earth

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The atmosphere traps cold air just above the surface and without this cold air we would not receive the rain that we needed.

Answer

none of these

Question 48

What three things do Astrobiologists look for when searching for life beyond Earth?

Accepted Answer

liquid water, an oxygen containing atmosphere, and an energy source

Answer

water vapor, and food

Answer

food, water, and shelter

Answer

none of these

Question 49

A layer of gases that surround a planet

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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Corona Borealis

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protective gas zone

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none of these

Question 50

What is the breakdown of gases in Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

79% Nitrogen, 20% Oxygen, and 1% other gases

Answer

79% Oxygen, 20 % Nitrogen, and 1% other gases

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100% Oxygen

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79% Oxygen, 20% Carbon Dioxide, and 1% water vapor

Question 51

The Ozone Layer protects Earth from what?

Accepted Answer

radiation from the Sun

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meteors

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asteroids

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viruses and bacteria from Space

Question 52

All of the following are necessary for life on Earth except -

Accepted Answer

Gasoline

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Water

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Sunlight

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Atmospheric gases

Question 53

Why would planet E not be a good place to look for life?

Accepted Answer

Too cold

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Too hot

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No oxygen

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No water

Question 54

Look at the diagram above, which of the following would be the best planet to observe for life?

Accepted Answer

D

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E

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B

Answer

C

Question 55

Name two characteristics necessary for life to exist on Earth:

Accepted Answer

presence of water and a source of radiant energy

Answer

organic compounds and fire

Answer

oxygen and hydrothermal vents

Answer

radiant energy and nuclear energy

Question 56

Animals need oxygen; plants need carbon dioxide. What do all living things on Earth also need?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Chocolate

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Changing seasons

Answer

Day and Night

Question 57

Look at the picture of the satellite orbiting Earth. What keeps satellites in orbit?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Friction

Answer

The Sun

Answer

The moon

Question 58

All of the following are ways that atmosphere makes the existence of life on Earth possible except-

Accepted Answer

Maintains a constant temperature of 200 degrees.

Answer

Releases nutrients into soil from decaying animals.

Answer

Offers protection from radiation.

Answer

Allows for gas exchange between plants and animals.

Unit 5 Review of Earth and the Solar System

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