Our Solar System
What force causes the planets to orbit the sun?
Gravity
True or False: The Earth, sun and moon do not have any patterns.
False
When talking about the law of superposition, where are the older layers located?
The older rock layers are located on the bottom.
If the northern hemisphere is receiving direct sunlight, what season are they experiencing?
Summer
Which statement best describes a TOTAL lunar eclipse?
a. Earth gets in the way of the Sun's light hitting the moon
b. The moon gets in the way of the Sun's light hitting the Earth.
a. Earth gets in the way of the Sun's light hitting the moon
If an object is closer to the sun, will the gravity be greater or less.
Greater
What is the order of objects for a solar eclipse?
a. Sun, Moon, Earth
b. Moon, Sun, Earth
c. Sun, Earth, Moon
a. Sun, Moon, Earth
True or False: Relative age of a rock is the exact number of years old that the rock is.
False
On a first quarter moon, which type of tide is going to occur?
Spring tide or Neap tide
Neap tide
What is the correct order?
a.🌑; 🌘; 🌕; 🌔;🌓 ; 🌖; 🌗; 🌒
b.🌒; 🌔; 🌓; 🌑; 🌕;🌘 ; 🌗; 🌖
c.🌑; 🌒; 🌓; 🌔; 🌕; 🌖; 🌗; 🌘
c.🌑; 🌒; 🌓; 🌔; 🌕; 🌖; 🌗; 🌘
Which statements are true if zooming out view of the entire universe. Choose two.
A The solar system is located within the Milky Way galaxy.
B The universe contains only the Milky Way galaxy
C The Milky Way galaxy and the solar system are held together by gravity.
D The Milky Way galaxy is too large to be influenced by the pull of gravity.
A The solar system is located within the Milky Way galaxy.
C The Milky Way galaxy and the solar system are held together by gravity.
What is the order of objects for a lunar eclipse?
a. Sun, Moon, Earth
b. Moon, Sun, Earth
c. Sun, Earth, Moon
c. Sun, Earth, Moon
Shortest: Rock
Shovel
Toy
Longest: Shoe
The sun and moon will be at a 180* during a:
Spring tide or Neap tide
Spring Tide
What is the degree the Earth is ALWAYS tilted at?
23.5*
Which statement describes how one part of the solar system formed, based on a theory?
a. Jupiter formed from the collision of two asteroids.
b. The Sun formed from a large collection of particles at the center of the nebula.
c. The moon from a cloud of gases
b. The Sun formed from a large collection of particles at the center of the nebula.
Look at the following diameter comparisons (not to scale), which is most accurate?
a. Earth: 20 KM Sun: 25 KM
b. Earth: 4000 KM Sun: 25 KM
c. Earth: 20 KM Sun: 4000 KM
c. Earth: 20 KM Sun: 4000 KM
a. Geological features of our lab were only developed in a few minutes.
b. The lighter colored layers were mixing together.
c. The amount of cereal and supplies should have changed throughout the lab.
a. Geological features of our lab were only developed in a few minutes.
During which two phases of the moon is the greatest range between tides? Also during a Spring tide.
7:15 pm
A student wants to make a simple model of the solar system to help compare how long it would take for a spaceship to travel between different planets. Which one thing is absolutely essential for the student to do in order to think about how long it would take?
A The model of each planet looks like the planet it represents.
B The number of moons each planet has must be accurately represented.
D The accurate number of asteroids in the asteroid belt must be represented.
E The appropriate unit of measurement must be accurately represented.
E The appropriate unit of measurement must be accurately represented.
If Mars is farther away from the sun than Venus, which has a longer year? Why?
Mars, because it is farther away from the sun, having a larger orbital path.
Is Carbon dating a relative or absolute way of dating rocks and fossils?
Absolute. Carbon dating provides a very accurate way of aging rocks.
If Earth is on the far west side of the sun, how long does it take for Earth to be back into the same exact position?
One year, or 365 days
If a low tide occurs at 7:02 am, what time will the next HIGH TIDE occur at?
1:03 PM