Earth/Space Science Review

If you are standing at a beach on Earth at the same time that the shadow of the moon falls across your location, what event would you be able to witness at that time?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• low tide

• full moon

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What causes the changes of the location of constellations seen from one place at the same time each night?

• the rotating Earth

• Earth's orbital revolution

• Earth's rotation and orbit

• they do not change under these conditions

Which characteristic of objects, if doubled, has the greatest effect on the gravitational force between them?

• speed of motion

• masses

• distances from each other

• inertia

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Which of the following can occur when the moon is at position 3?

• solar eclipse or spring tide

• lunar eclipse or spring tide

• lunar eclipse or neap tide

• solar eclipse or neap tide

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Which of the following events is occurring in the southern hemisphere at the time captured in the diagram?

• autumn equinox

• spring equinox

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

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What conditions are being experienced by an observer in Florida when the moon is at position 2?

• spring tides, quarter moon, winter

• neap tides, full moon, spring

• neap tides, quarter moon, winter

• spring tides, new moon, fall

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If Earth were suddenly removed from the solar system, what would happen to the moon?

• it would fall toward Earth's former location

• it would move straight out of the solar system

• it would continue to move in its current orbit

• it would move into a new orbit under the influence of the sun

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How could a sundial be used to identify the day of the summer solstice?

• A sundial could not be used for this purpose

• the day on which the shadows are longest is the summer solstice

• the day on which the shadow moves the farthest is the summer solstice

• the day on which the shadow is shortest is the summer solstice

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In 1977, space probes Voyage 1 and Voyager 2 were launched from Cape Canaveral to explore the outer planets in the solar system. These probes, as well as others, have collected data about the rotation and revolution of the planets.

How much longer is a day on Mars compared to Earth, in minutes?

• 43

• 24

• 0.72

• 0.03

In 1977, space probes Voyage 1 and Voyager 2 were launched from Cape Canaveral to explore the outer planets in the solar system. These probes, as well as others, have collected data about the rotation and revolution of the planets.

Picture Earth and the other planets as horses on a racetrack, at a starting line. Which planet would Earth "lap", or be next to for the second time, in a little more than one Earth year?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

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