3rd Quarter Exam

The Northern Hemisphere receives more solar energy during one half the year than it does during the other half of the year. Which of the following happens during the year to explain this?

• The distance of the Northern Hemisphere from the sun changes.

• The angle at which sunlight reaches the Northern Hemisphere changes.

• The angle that Earth is tilted on its axis changes.

• The amount of energy that is produced by the sun changes.

Which material is found in asteroids?

• helium

• hydrocarbons

• hydrogen

• water

Sometimes the moon looks like a crescent. At other times, the moon looks like a half circle. Which reasoning explains what makes it possible for you to see the surface of the moon from Earth?

• The moon gives off its own light.

• Light from the sun is reflected by the moon’s surface.

• Light from Earth is reflected by the moon’s surface.

• The moon absorbs sunlight during the day and glows at night.

Each lunar cycle has one full moon, in which the relative positions of Earth, the sun, and the moon form in a straight line. Which list represents the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon during a full moon?

• Earth, the sun, the moon

• the sun, the moon, Earth

• the moon, the sun, Earth

• the sun, Earth, the moon

Which statement best describes a spring tide?

• the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans

• a tide of maximum range that takes place two times a month

• the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and at low tide

• a rise in ocean water levels that takes place on the side of Earth nearest the moon

Based on evidence in the graph, how frequently do high tides take place in this location?

• once a day

• twice a day

• once a month

• twice a month

Occasionally, one space object travels through the shadow of another space object. When the moon moves between the sun and Earth casting a shadow on Earth, which solar system event is taking place?

• a full moon

• a crescent moon

• a solar eclipse

• a lunar eclipse

The diagram below shows the relative positions of the sun, the moon, and Earth. Which solar system event does the diagram show?

• a solar eclipse

• a lunar eclipse

• a first quarter moon

• a third quarter moon

About how many Earth days does it take for the moon to travel around Earth?

• about 7 days

• about 28 days

• about 180 days

• about 365 days

When Earth, the sun, and the moon align to form a right angle, which type of tide takes place?

• low tide

• high tide

• neap tide

• spring tide