Earth, Moon and Sun SystemEarth, Moon and Sun System

SOL ReviewSOL Review

The outer gas giants do NOT include:The outer gas giants do NOT include:

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Jupite

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Plu

to

Nep

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Sat

urn

25% 25%25%25%A.A. JupiterJupiter

B.B. PlutoPluto

C.C. NeptuneNeptune

D.D. Saturn Saturn

Rotation of the Earth causes:Rotation of the Earth causes:

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sea

sons

day

and n

ight

moo

n

ecl

ipse

s

25% 25%25%25%A.A. seasonsseasons

B.B. day and nightday and night

C.C. moonmoon

D.D. eclipseseclipses

As the distance between two objects As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational attraction increases, the gravitational attraction between them:between them:

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sta

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A.A. stays the samestays the same

B.B. increasesincreases

C.C. decreasesdecreases

D.D. none of the abovenone of the above

Seasons are caused  by the:Seasons are caused  by the:

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25% 25%25%25%A.A. distance between the earth distance between the earth and the sunand the sun

B.B. number of days in a monthnumber of days in a month

C.C. phase of the moonphase of the moon

D.D. tilt of the earth on its axistilt of the earth on its axis

A natural satellite of the earth is:A natural satellite of the earth is:

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the

moon

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unica

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lite

25% 25%25%25%A.A. the moonthe moon

B.B. a scientific satellitea scientific satellite

C.C. a communications a communications satellitesatellite

D.D. a weather satellitea weather satellite

The time it takes a planet to make one The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the sun is called the:complete trip around the sun is called the:

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25% 25%25%25%A.A. period of revolutionperiod of revolution

B.B. dayday

C.C. period of rotationperiod of rotation

D.D. axisaxis

Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical paths.  When they are farthest from the sun paths.  When they are farthest from the sun their orbital speed:their orbital speed:

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incr

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dec

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es

sta

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me

none

of the

abov

e

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A.A. increasesincreases

B.B. decreasesdecreases

C.C. stays the samestays the same

D.D. none of the abovenone of the above

The moon's, not sun's, gravitational pull The moon's, not sun's, gravitational pull on the earth causes tides because the:on the earth causes tides because the:

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moo

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...

25% 25%25%25%A.A. moon is larger than the moon is larger than the

sunsun

B.B. moon is smaller than the moon is smaller than the sunsun

C.C. moon is closer to the earthmoon is closer to the earth

D.D. moon's gravity is greater moon's gravity is greater than the earth's gravity than the earth's gravity