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25-26 E&S Science Mid-Term

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Falling objects on Earth speed up (accelerate) at ___ m/s².

a)

10

b)

7.4

c)

9.8

d)

44

2.

Why does the Moon turn red during a lunar eclipse?

a)

It's hot

b)

Red light waves are longer and pass through the atmosphere

c)

A jaguar attacked the Moon and tried to eat it

d)

Red light waves are shorter and pass through the atmosphere

3.

Solar eclipses occur during which moon phase?

a)

New Moon

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Crescent

d)

Waning Gibbous

4.

A lunar eclipse occurs during which moon phase?

a)

quarter moon

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

crescent moon

5.

What phenomenon explains why the sky appears blue? It is also the reason the moon turns red during a lunar eclipse.

a)

Rayleigh scattering

b)

Reflection of ocean water

c)

Blue light reflecting off the Moon

d)

Thermal heat

6.

The Moon goes through all its phases in ______ days.

a)

365.25

b)

29.5

c)

24

d)

100

7.

A main reason why lunar eclipses do not occur every month is due to the Moon's tilted orbit.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Sometimes, the Moon is closer to Earth than at other times during the year due to its _____________ orbit.

a)

Circular

b)

Elliptical

c)

Linear

d)

Triangular

9.
The longest day of the year occurs during the ______________ solstice.
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
10.
The shortest day of the year occurs during the ___________ solstice.
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Autumn
d)
Spring
11.

Visible light and other types of radiation are measured in frequency and __________.

a)

Mass

b)

Wavelength

c)

Temperature

d)

Speed

12.
An object spinning on its axis.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Eclipse
d)
Reaction
13.

Changing seasons are primarily due to Earth's axial tilt.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Earth's axis is tilted ______ degrees.

a)

29.5

b)

23.5

c)

365.25

d)

240

15.

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon turns red when it passes through Earth's ________________ (darker shadow).

a)

Umbra

b)

Penumbra

c)

Meteorite

d)

Fission

16.

What causes Earth's day/night cycle?

a)

Revolution around the Sun

b)

Eclipses

c)

Rotation on its axis.

d)

Rayleigh scattering

17.
The Earth's ___________ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
Axis
b)
Eclipse
c)
Equinox
d)
Flare
18.
The diagram represents summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
True
b)
False
19.

In the Northern Hemisphere, Earth's axis points ______________ the Sun in the summer.

a)

Towards

b)

Away

20.
A _________________ is Earth's motion around the Sun and takes 365.25 days or 1 year.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
21.
The cycle of day and night is due to Earth's _____________ and takes approximately 24 hours.
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
22.
The Sun appears to move across the sky from _________ to _________.
a)
North to South
b)
South to North
c)
East to West
d)
West to East
23.

Earth's axis always points in the direction of the star named _____________.

a)

Sirius

b)

Sun

c)

Polaris

d)

Big Dipper

24.

Daylight is longest or shortest during a ______________.

a)

solstice

b)

equinox

25.
An equal amount of day and night occurs during a(n) ______________.
a)
solstice
b)
equinox
26.

During winter, Earth's axis is tilted _________________ away from the Sun.

a)

towards

b)

away

27.
In the diagram, A represents ____________ rays from the Sun during the _______________.
a)
direct, summer
b)
indirect, winter
28.
In the diagram, B represents ____________ rays from the Sun during the _______________.
a)
Direct, Summer
b)
Indirect, Winter
29.

In the illustration, which season is shown in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

30.
As shown below, sunlight is more spread out as you move away from the ________________.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Ocean
d)
Equator
31.

The summer solstice occurs in June in the Northern Hemisphere and December in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Gravity causes objects to ____________.

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

33.
As mass increases, gravity increases.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

A brick and a pencil are dropped at the same time from the same height with no air resistance. Which one would hit the ground first?

a)

The brick

b)

The pencil

c)

The brick and the pencil would hit the ground at the same time.

35.

As a rocket travels farther in space, Earth's gravity decreases on the rocket.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

An object with mass is surrounded by a gravitational field.

a)

True

b)

False

37.
As distance increases, gravity decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Earth completes one revolution around the sun in a year or ________ days.
a)
24
b)
365 1/4
c)
27
d)
300
39.
Earth completes one rotation in a day, or _____ hours.
a)
24
b)
365 1/4
c)
27
d)
400
40.
The force of gravity on an object is called ______________.
a)
Distance
b)
Number
c)
Speed
d)
Weight
41.

The skydiver falls toward Earth because Earth has more mass than an airplane.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

In the diagram, what causes high tide?

a)

The moon's gravity on Earth.

b)

The rotation of Earth.

c)

Earth's gravity on the moon.

d)

Rain

43.

Weight = _________ × 9.8 m/s²

a)

Speed

b)

Mass

c)

Distance

d)

Number

44.

Your weight would be _____ on the Moon because the Moon's gravity is lower than Earth's gravity.

a)

More

b)

Less

45.
What is the distance from the peak of one wave to the next peak?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Period
d)
Wavelength
46.
These waves from the sun cause sunburn.
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwaves
c)
Radio
d)
Ultraviolet
47.
The energy of waves _______ as the wavelength gets shorter.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
48.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
49.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
50.

What is a photon?

a)

The photoelectric effect.

b)

A tiny packet, or particle, of light energy.

c)

The subatomic particle opposite the electron.

d)

A paper that Albert Einstein wrote in 1905.

51.

What is the color of the light that is refracted the most in a rainbow?

a)

Red light

b)

Blue light

c)

Green light

d)

Yellow light

52.

The raindrops act as small ............. in the rain.

a)

mirrors

b)

prisms

c)

colors

53.

Which part of the Earth is receiving the most direct Sunlight?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Polar Hemisphere

d)

MidAtlantic Hemisphere

54.

How many stars are in our Solar System?

a)

Billions

b)

1

c)

5,000

d)

8

55.

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

56.

Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

a)

Saturn

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

57.

Which of these sets of planets are terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Venus

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Earth, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter

d)

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Uranus

58.

What is in our Solar System?

a)

Planets

b)

Moons

c)

Sun

d)

All of the above

59.

Which planet is the hottest in the Solar System?

a)

Earth

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

60.

Which planet is the sixth from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Uranus

d)

Saturn

61.

Which planet has the Big Red Spot?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

62.

Which planet is third from the sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

63.

The average distance from Earth to the Sun (Approx. 150,000,000 km)

a)

AU

b)

Big Bang

c)

Cosmic Radiation

d)

Gravity

64.

the galaxy in which the Sun, Earth, and our solary system is located

a)

gravity

b)

milky way

c)

nebula

d)

galaxy

65.

a large group of billions of stars, their solar systems, gas and dust that are held together by gravity.

a)

star

b)

galaxy

c)

nebula

d)

light year

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