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CBA #3 Test Review - Earth and Space

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 3hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four main phases of the moon?

a)

half moon, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, blue moon

b)

solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice

c)

new moon, first quarter, full moon, and third quarter

d)

new moon, supermoon, harvest moon, blood moon

2.

Explain the difference between a waxing and waning moon.

a)

The waxing moon is when the visible portion of the moon is increasing, while the waning moon is when the visible portion of the moon is decreasing.

b)

The waxing moon is when the moon is full, while the waning moon is when it's a new moon

c)

The waxing moon is when the moon is closer to the Earth, while the waning moon is farther away

d)

The waxing moon is when the moon is made of wax, while the waning moon is made of wane

3.

What causes the change in seasons on Earth?

a)

The distance from the Earth to the moon

b)

Global warming and cooling

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

Axial tilt and orbit around the sun

4.

How does the tilt of the Earth's axis contribute to seasonal changes?

a)

The tilt of the Earth's axis causes the Earth to move closer to the sun in summer and farther away in winter

b)

The tilt of the Earth's axis causes the Earth to rotate faster in summer and slower in winter

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis has no impact on seasonal changes

d)

The tilt of the Earth's axis causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year.

5.

What causes the difference between spring tides and neap tides?

a)

The difference is caused by the alignment of the sun, moon, and earth.

b)

The difference is caused by the rotation of the earth.

c)

The difference is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.

d)

The difference is caused by the change in sea level due to global warming.

6.

Explain the concept of neap tides and spring tides.

a)

Neap tides happen when the moon is closest to the Earth, resulting in maximum tidal range.

b)

Neap tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth form a right angle, resulting in minimal tidal range. Spring tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in maximum tidal range.

c)

Neap tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in maximum tidal range.

d)

Spring tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth form a right angle, resulting in minimal tidal range.

7.

Describe the lunar cycle and its different phases.

a)

The different phases of the lunar cycle are new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.

b)

The lunar cycle has four phases: new moon, half moon, full moon, and quarter moon

c)

The lunar cycle has six phases: new moon, half moon, full moon, quarter moon, gibbous moon, and crescent moon

d)

The lunar cycle has only two phases: full moon and new moon

8.

How do the different moon phases affect the tides on Earth?

a)

The size of the moon affecting the tides

b)

The temperature of the moon affecting the tides

c)

The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth's oceans

d)

The color of the moon affecting the tides

9.

What causes the phenomenon of 'Lunar Eclipse'?

a)

It is caused when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.

b)

It is caused when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth.

c)

It is caused when the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon, and the Sun's shadow falls on the Moon.

d)

It is caused when the Earth moves out of the Sun's shadow.

10.

What is the role of the Sun in the changing of seasons on Earth?

a)

The Sun's distance from the Earth changes, causing the seasons.

b)

The Sun's temperature changes, causing the seasons.

c)

The Sun's position in relation to the Earth's tilted axis changes, causing the seasons.

d)

The Sun's rotation around the Earth causes the seasons.

11.

If today is a new moon, what will be the moon phase after 7 days?

a)

First quarter

b)

Full moon

c)

Waxing crescent

d)

Waning gibbous

12.

What is the difference between a solar and a lunar eclipse?

a)

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, while a lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.

b)

A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, while a lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.

c)

A solar eclipse occurs when the Sun comes between the Earth and the Moon, while a lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.

d)

A solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse are the same.

13.

What is the role of the Moon in the changing of tides on Earth?

a)

The Moon's distance from the Earth changes, causing the tides.

b)

The Moon's temperature changes, causing the tides.

c)

The Moon's gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans changes, causing the tides.

d)

The Moon's rotation around the Earth causes the tides.

14.

How many high and low tides occur in a 24 hour period?

a)

1 low 2 high

b)

2 low 2 high

c)

3 low 2 high

d)

4 low 4 high

15.

Approximately how long does it take the moon to make one revolution around Earth?

a)

365.25 days

b)

24 hours

c)

29 days

d)

84 years

16.

True or False: The moon does not create it own light, but reflects light from the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
What moon phase comes next?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
First Quarter
d)
Waxing Gibbous
18.
What moon phase comes after this picture?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
19.
If we are in a new moon phase right now, what phase can we expect to be in a week from now?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
1st Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Waning Crescent 
20.
If the new moon must always be between the sun and Earth where should a student put the "sun"
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
Position 4
21.
What are most likely the date of the full moons? (Hint 14 days later)
a)
February 5, March 7, April 5, May 4
b)
February 15, March 17, April 15, May 14
c)
February 25, March 27, April 25, May 24
d)
February 29, March 31, April 29, May 28
22.
What moon phase comes next?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
23.

In position 1, which hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Both

d)

Neither

24.

At which position of the moon would people on Earth see a quarter moon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

How does the angle of sunlight that reaches the Earth change in the different seasons?

a)

More direct during the summer

b)

More direct during the winter

c)

It does not change

d)

It only changes at the equator

26.

What phases of the moon is shown at position H?

a)

Crescent

b)

New

c)

Full

d)

Gibbous

27.

Which model best shows the relationship between the Earth, moon, and sun?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

What moon phases comes after a waxing crescent?

a)

Full

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

1st Quarter

d)

Waxing Gibbous

29.

What is the alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun during a solar eclipse?

a)

Sun, Moon, Earth

b)

Sun, Earth, Moon

c)

Earth, Sun, Moon

30.

What season is being experienced at the "X" and how much light is it receiving?

a)

Fall and lots of light

b)

Summer and less light

c)

Spring an lots of light

d)

Winter and less light

31.

Which phases of the moon could be observed from Earth when the moon is at position C?

a)

1st Quarter

b)

Waning Cresecent

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

3rd Quarter

32.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
33.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
34.
Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
tilt of the axis
35.
The earth orbits around the _________
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
other planets
d)
solar system
36.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
37.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
38.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
39.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
40.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & size
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
41.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
42.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
43.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
44.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
high tides 
b)
really high tides
c)
low tides
45.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
46.

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

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

47.
When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?
a)
rip tide
b)
spring tide
c)
neap tide
d)
breaker tide
48.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
49.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
50.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
last quarter
d)
waxing gibbous
51.

Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?

a)

Day and Night

b)

Moon Phases

c)

Rainfall and evaporation

d)

Seasons

52.
In what direction does the Sun appear to move across the sky?
a)
West to east
b)
North to south
c)
East to west
d)
South to north
53.

______ tides, tides that are weaker than normal, happen when the Moon is at first or last quarter phase and the sun and moon interfere with each other.

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Neap

d)

Spring

54.

Which letter illustrates a 3rd quarter Moon

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.
Star formation begins in the...
a)
main sequence
b)
nebula
c)
dwarfism
d)
periodic table
56.
stars are produced in the nebula
a)
true
b)
false
57.
protostar is the last stage of a stars life
a)
true
b)
false
58.
Which is an accurate description of determining a stars life span? 
a)
the less mass of the star the longer the life span
b)
stars never die
c)
all stars shine the same
d)
stars don't have a life cycle
59.
Which is true about main sequence stars?
a)
Main sequence stars are large
b)
They are average sized medium stars
c)
Main sequence stars are all dim
d)
All stars in the main sequence category are very luminous
60.

Which of the following is NOT true about main sequence stars?

a)

as temperature increases so does luminosity

b)

all medium/ average sized stars

c)

include red giants, yellow stars, blue giants

d)

has the least amount of stars

61.

Which star would have the longer life span?

a)

main sequence

b)

blue giant

62.
What causes the explosion of a supernova?
a)
pressure increasing because the core is shrinking
b)
no pressure in the core
c)
movement of the gases
63.
The hottest stars are
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
blue
d)
white
64.
The star that appears brightest to us on Earth is
a)
the Sun
b)
Sirius
c)
Polaris
65.
The coldest stars are
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
white
d)
blue
66.

How is it possible for white dwarf stars to have a lower luminosity than the sun, even though the sun has a cooler surface temperature.

a)

The sun is smaller than a white dwarf.

b)

The sun is larger than a white dwarf.

67.

Most of the stars on the HR diagram are classified as which type of star?

a)

White Dwarfs

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Giants

d)

Supergiants

68.

What is the color of the stars with the highest surface temperature?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

White

d)

Blue

69.

The brightness of a star depends on?

a)

its size

b)

its temperature

c)

its distance from earth

d)

All of the options

70.

All stars____?

a)

Reflect light from the Sun

b)

Produce their own light

c)

wander off their star path

d)

are cold

71.

Stars are made mostly

of which two elements?

a)

Hydrogen and helium

b)

Hydrogen and oxygen

c)

Nitrogen and helium

d)

Nitrogen and oxygen

72.

In about 5 billion years, our sun will

grow 100 times its size into its

next stage called a

a)

Supernova

b)

Neutron star

c)

Red giant

d)

White dwarf

73.

When a star runs out of hydrogen gas to

fuse, what element must then be fused

in order to form a Red Giant?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Iron

d)

Helium

74.

The biggest most massive stars in the

universe are known as

a)

Blue giants

b)

Red giants

c)

White giants

d)

Red supergiants

75.

Space and all the matter & energy in it

a)

Space

b)

Universe

c)

Earth

d)

Milky Way

76.

the universe began a tremendous expansion 13-15 billion years ago

a)

big bang theory

b)

red shift

c)

light abundance

d)

theory of life

77.

The theory that provide support of the big bang theory

a)

red shift

b)

blue shift

c)

red expansion

d)

theory of life

78.

The universe is currently

a)

expanding

b)

staying the same

c)

getting smaller

d)

shrinking

79.
The light we see from objects in the sky are from the past
a)
True
b)
False
80.

What were the original two elements in our universe?

a)

Hydrogen and Lithium

b)

Helium and Oxygen

c)

Helium and Hydrogen

d)

None of the above

81.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) is the term used to describe the residual microwave radiation observed everywhere in the universe that seems to have no single source. The observation of CMBR is used as evidence of the Big Bang Theory because it is believed to be -

a)

the result of collisions between neighboring galaxies.

b)

particles of dust that have absorbed radioactivity.

c)

radiation left over from the rapid expansion of matter.

d)

light energy emitted from the source of the Big Bang.

82.

The Big Bang Theory suggests that our universe formed as the result of a huge explosion that sent all existing matter flying outward from a single point. The Big Bang Theory is supported by which of these observations?

a)

All matter in the universe is composed of the same atoms.

b)

All galaxies appear to be moving away from all other galaxies.

c)

All stars in the universe are approximately the same age.

d)

The universe is relatively the same temperature in all locations.

83.

All the stars we observe from Earth emit light that is shifted, to varying degrees, to longer wavelengths. This evidence is used to support the Big Bang Theory because it shows that stars we observe -

a)

are all older than our Sun.

b)

are made up of helium gas.

c)

use nuclear fusion to make light.

d)

are moving away from us.

84.

The red-shift in the spectral lines of light, reaching us from other galaxies implies that these galaxies ____________.

a)

Are moving closer to one another

b)

Are moving farther apart from one another

c)

Are in rapid rotation

d)

Redshift doesn´t exist

85.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
86.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
87.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
88.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
89.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
90.
The frequency of infrared waves is..
a)
1012 Hz
b)
1020 Hz
c)
104 Hz
d)
1015 Hz
91.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Green

d)

Purple

92.

Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Light waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

X-rays

93.

In which list are forms of electromagnetic energy arranged in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

Microwave -> Radio wave -> Infrared rays

b)

Visible light -> x-ray -> radio wave

c)

Microwave -> infrared -> visibile light

d)

Infrared -> radio wave -> ultraviolet

94.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 10-10m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Infrared ray

c)

X-ray

d)

Gamma Ray

95.

Scientists observed a celestial object emitting a wavelength of 3 x 103m. What type of telescope did the scientists have to use to view this?

a)

Radio wave

b)

Infrared ray

c)

X-ray

d)

Gamma Ray

96.

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Irregular

d)

Transition

97.

This type of galaxy is generally considered to be older and is no longer forming stars.

a)

Spiral

b)

Irregular

c)

Elliptical

d)

Transition Galaxies

98.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
99.

Have you studied for your CBA #3 to the BEST OF YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING?

a)

YES

b)

NO

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