Scale, Seasons, and Eclipses Final

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1. What is the solar system? *

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The sun

The planets

The sun and the planets ONLY

The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

2. What is the center of our solar system? *

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The sun

Earth

Jupiter

Venus

3. Which planet is the closest to our sun? *

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Mars

Earth

Mercury

Venus

4. Which planet is the farthest away from our sun? *

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Mars

Jupiter

Neptune

Uranus

5. Why do the planets orbit the sun? *

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They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

Because Science

The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

Because they want to

6. Is Pluto still considered a planet? *

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Yes, Pluto is still a planet because it still orbits the sun

Yes, Pluto is considered a planet because it is big enough to be a planet

No, pluto is not considered a planet because it is too small, and it its orbit is affected by another star

No, because pluto does not have any moons.

7. Our Solar System_________ *

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Is an arrangement of 8 planets that are very close together

Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

Has 9 planets that are very close together

Has 9 planets and is mostly empty space

8. One AU stands for Astronomical Unit. An Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance between The Sun and the Earth, or 150 million meters. If Jupiter is 5 AU away from the Sun, how far way is Jupiter from the sun in Meters? *

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5 million meters away from the sun

1000 million meters away from the sun

750 million meters away from the sun

7500 million meters away from the sun

9. Over half of the size of our solar system is made up of the orbits of: *

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The orbits of Mercury to Earth

The orbits of Mars to Jupiter

All of the orbits of the Planets up to Jupiter

The orbits of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

10. If Earth is 1 AU away from the sun, and Neptune is 30 AU away from the sun, what does this mean? *

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Neptune is 30 years older than the Earth

Neptune is 30 times larger than Earth

Neptune is 30 times farther away from the sun than the Earth

11. The closest star away from Earth (besides the sun) is Alpha Centauri, which is 65,000 AU away. If Alpha Centauri is 5x larger than our sun, why doesn't the Earth orbit Alpha Centauri instead of the sun? *

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Alpha Centauri is too small, so it doesn't have as much as a gravitational pull as the sun does

Our Solar System already orbits Alpha Centauri

We don't orbit Alpha Centauri because we are too far away from it, so its gravitational pull is too far to reach us

None of the above

12. What is scale? *

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When scientists study objects that are really big or really small

When scientists study an object that is made bigger or smaller than the real thing, without changing the mathematical proportions of its measurements

When scientists weigh things

When scientists study distance

13. Why do we have seasons? *

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Because the Earth is tilted 23.5o on its axis

Because of the position of the Earth in its orbit around the sun

Because magic

a and b only

None of the above

14. What happens during an equinox? *

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We have summer or winter

There are equal hours of day and night

The northern and southern hemispheres receive equal amounts of light

all of the above

b and c only

Use the following Image to answer the questions 15 and 16

15. Daniel and Ruben are talking about what causes the seasons. Daniel thinks that the seasons are caused by the Earth’s distance away from the sun. “When the Earth is close to the sun, it’s summer and when it’s far away, it’s winter.” Ruben knows that the Earth’s tilt causes the seasons, but she does not know how to explain it to Daniel to make him understand. What should Ruben tell Daniel to show him that he is wrong? Use the diagram above to help Ruben provide evidence, and help Ruben explain why EACH season occurs. (use the words: sunlight, direct, hemisphere, tilt, season, summer, winter, position) *

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16. Would we still have seasons if the Earth were not tilted? What would happen if we were not tilted? Use evidence from the diagram to support your answer. (use the words: sunlight, direct, hemisphere, tilt, seasons, equal, equinox) *

9 points

17. The different phases of the moon depend on__________ *

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Where the Earth is in its revolution around the sun

Where the moon is in its revolution around the Earth

Where the sun is in its revolution around the moon

Where the sun is in its revolution around the Earth

18. A new moon happens when________ *

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The moon is on the opposite side of the Earth than the sun, and is fully illuminated

When the moon is born

When the moon is in between the Earth and the sun, and the side facing us is fully illuminated

When the moon is in between the Earth and the sun, and the side facing us is not illuminated

19. A full moon happens when_________ *

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The moon is on the opposite side of the Earth than the sun, and the side facing us is fully illuminated

When the moon is born

When the moon is in between the Earth and the sun, and the side facing us is fully illuminated

When the moon is in between the Earth and the sun, and the side facing us is not illuminated

20. The moon becomes illuminated by_________ *

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Producing its own light

The Light from the sun

The light from the Earth

The light from Space

21. The word illuminated means_________ *

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Lit up by the sun

Lit up by the Earth

Lit up by the moon

Dark

Use the following image to answer question 22

22. What type of eclipse is being shown in the digram? How do you know? Use TWO pieces of evidence from the diagram to support your answer. *

9 points

Use the following image to answer question 23

23."Half the moon is always illuminated by the sun, but the part of the moon that we can see from Earth in this image is not illuminated. Therefore, the moon pictured in the diagram is a New Moon" Is this statement correct? Why or why not? Use two pieces of evidence from the diagram to support your answer. *

9 points

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