Earth Science Review
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1. The moon is a
a. planet
b. satellite
c. star
2. How long did the space trip from the earth to the moon take?
a. 5 hours
b. 10 days
c. 5 days
3. Moon rocks are similar to
a. volcanic rock on earth
b. layered rock on earth
c. soft rocks on earth
4. Compared to the earth’s gravity, the moon’s gravity is
a. 1/2 as much
b. 1/4 as much
c. 1/6 as much
5. The moon shines by
a. its own light
b. reflected light
c. refracted light
6. The time it takes for the moon to rotate once is
a. 27.33 days
b. 24 hours
c. 30 days
7. One revolution of the moon around the earth takes
a. 1 day
b. 1 year
c. 27.33 days
8. Only one side of the moon always faces the earth because
a. there is not enough light on the other side
b. the earth turns too slowly
c. revolution and rotation of the moon take the same amount of
time
9. The moon’s actual shape
a. changes
b. never changes
c. is unknown
10. The side of the moo facing the sun is bright
a. all the time
b. some of the time
c. only when it is facing the earth
11. The phases of the moon depend on the position of the
a. earth only
b. earth and moon only
c. earth, moon, and sun
12. The moon goes through all of its phases once in
a. 27.33 days
b. 29.5 days
c. 1 year
13. A shadow forms when an object
a. is transparent
b. blocks light
c. is in motion
14. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves into
a. the sun’s umbra
b. its own umbra
c. the earth’s umbra
15. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves
a. between the sun and the earth
b. between the earth and the moon
c. between the sun and moon
16. The earth spins on its
a. top
b. axis
c. side
17. Star trails of stars above the north pole are
a. square
b. straight
c. circular
18. What are three ways we can determine that the earth rotates?
a. star trails, ocean currents, wind patterns
b. pendulums, star trails, earthquakes
c. pendulums, wind currents, eclipses
19. The side of the earth facing the sun has
a. nighttime
b. daytime
c. midnight
20. The earth’s axis is tilted
a. 15 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 23.5 degrees
21. During the summer, the days are
a. shorter than the nights
b. longer than the nights
c. the same length as the nights
22. The name of the north star is
a. Rigel
b. Sirius
c. Polaris
23. The sun rises in
a. north
b. west
c. east
24. The earths changing distance from the sun
a. causes the seasons to change
b. keeps the seasons from changing
c. does not affect the seasons
25. Compared to the direct rays, slanted rays of light
a. cover a smaller area
b. cover a greater area
c. are brighter
26. The angle of the sun’s rays changes during the year because of the
tilt of the axis of the
a. moon
b. sun
c. earth
27. Changes in the length of day are caused by the
a. sun’s rays
b. earth’s tilt
c. phases of the moon
28. The difference in the seasons are caused by
a. the angle of the sun’s rays
b. the length of the day
c. by both
29. The month was once based on the motions of the
a. moon
b. sun
c. stars
30. One revolution of the earth measures
a. year
b. month
c. day
31. The number of days in a year is
a. 365
b. 356
c. 365 1/4
32. The earths place in its orbit around the sun determines
a. months
b. days
c. seasons
33. Some
a.
b.
c.
tides are caused by
wind
rain
the moon’s gravity
34. How many times a day does the earths rotation causes the tides to
rise and fall?
a. once
b. twice
c. four times
35. Name
a.
b.
c.
a type of tide
spring
neap
both