REVIEW: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

The arrangement of waves that includes gamma rays, X-rays, ultra-violet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves according to wavelength and frequency is called the _____________.

• electromagnetic spectrum

• electromagnetic radiation

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Choose the term or phrase that makes the statement correct. b. The telescope that uses lenses to bring visible light to a focus is a ____________ telescope.

• reflecting

• refracting

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Choose the term or phrase that makes the statement correct. c. Telescopes are placed ____________ in order to most effectively collect infrared and ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays.

• on a mountaintop

• above the atmosphere

The space exploration program that landed astronauts on the Moon was ____________.

• Mercury

• Apollo

The Moon’s surface is very different from the surface of Earth because the Moon has no ____________.

• erosion

• valleys

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Choose the term or phrase that makes the statement correct. f. ____________ is the material blasted out of the Moon’s surface as a result of space-object impacts.

• Ejecta

• Albedo

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Choose the term or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. a. The theory that suggests the Moon formed as a result of a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object is called the __________ theory. (Blank 1)

• plate tectonics

• impact

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. Choose the term or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. b. The daily rising and setting of celestial objects like the Sun is caused by the __________ of Earth. (Blank 2)

• orbit

• rotation

One reason different seasons occur on Earth is because Earth’s __________ is tilted 23.5° relative to the ecliptic.

• axis

• orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the Moon waxes during its lunar cycle, the amount of its sunlight portion that we see appears to __________ in size. (Blank 4)

• increase

• decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1