Download Earth and Space Review 2016

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Earth and Space Test Review
Day and Night
1. Sketch and label a diagram of the Sun and Earth demonstrating your understanding of day and night.
2. Which location(s) experiences the greatest difference
in number of daylight hours?
Which location(s) experiences the least change in the
average monthly temperature?
Seasons
3. Explain revolution.
4. Earth revolves in a ____________________________ direction around the Sun every _________ days.
5. What causes seasons to change on Earth?
6. Earth’s axis is tilted ______ degrees and always points toward this star: _______________ (the North Star).
7. Sketch and label a model of the seasons including:
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Sun
Earth’s axis
Direction of revolution
Seasons in both the Northern
and Southern Hemispheres for
each location of Earth in orbit
Summer and Winter Solstices
Spring and Fall Equinoxes
Direct and indirect light from the Sun
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8. If it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season will it be for the Southern Hemisphere? Explain.
9. During which season(s) do we have longer days?
Longer nights?
Equal days and nights?
10. Which locations are experiencing winter?
Which location is experiencing summer?
Which location is experiencing the least
change in number of daylight hours?
11. What would happen if the Earth was not tilted?
Lunar Cycle
12. Why does the moon appear to shine?
13. How long does it take the moon to rotate and revolve on its axis?
14. Shade and label showing your understanding of the moon phases, starting with the new moon phase.
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15. Which moon phase would occur at the following positions?
Position 1: ______________ ______________
Position 2: ______________ ______________
16. Which moon phase occurred on
Sunday the 11th?
Which phase will be observed on
Sunday the 18th? Why?
Tides
17. What is a tide?
18. What causes daily tide changes? How many changes occur a day?
19. If the Sun is bigger, why does the Moon have a greater effect on the tides?
20. Spring tides occur during the _______
and _______ moon phases when the Sun,
Moon, and Earth are in alignment. Spring
tides cause high tides to be _______ than
normal and low tides to be _______ than
normal, resulting in a larger variation in
the tide levels. Sketch and label Spring
tides below including Sun, Earth, Moon,
and tidal bulge.
22. Which positions would have the greatest
variation in tide levels?
Which positions would have the least
variation in tide levels?
21. Neap tides occur during the _______
and ______ moon phases when the Sun,
Moon, & Earth are perpendicular. Neap
tides cause high tides to be _______ than
normal and low tides to be _______ than
normal, resulting in a smaller variation
in tide levels. Sketch and label Neap tides
below including Sun, Earth, Moon, and
tidal bulge.
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23. Name 3 things this graph tells you about tides.
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Eclipses
24. A solar eclipse occurs when the _______
passes between the _______ and the _______.
Solar eclipses can only occur during the _______
_______ phase.
Sketch and label a solar eclipse diagram below.
25. A lunar eclipse occurs when the ______
passes directly into the _______’s
shadow. Lunar eclipses can only occur
during the _______ _______ phase.
Sketch and label a lunar eclipse diagram below.
Light Years and Universe
26. Betelgeuse is shown below to be 24 Light Years from the Sun.
If Star A is 53 times as far from the Sun as Betelgeuse, how far is Star A from the Sun?
27. What do scientists use as evidence to justify the Big Bang Theory? _______________________
28. List the following in order from smallest to largest:
Galaxy, Nebula, Star, Universe, Planet
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Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS)
29. Using the electromagnetic spectrum, which waves have the shortest wavelength? ________________
Which ones have the longest wavelength? ________________
30. What are the 7 types of electromagnetic waves? List them in order from left to right.
31. In each of the following pairs, circle the form of radiation with the LOWER energy:
Red light or
Blue light
Microwaves or
Radiowaves
Yellow light or
Green light
X-rays or
Gamma rays
Stars and HR Diagram
32. Draw the life cycle of a star below (using words and arrows only).
33. When a massive star has used up all its nuclear energy, it swells up to 1000 times the diameter of the
Sun. What stage in the life cycle of a star is this?
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Use the HR Diagram above to answer the following questions:
34. Along the x-axis, the surface temperature ____________________.
35. Along the y-axis, the brightness ____________________.
36. How would you classify a star that has a luminosity of 100,000 and a temperature of 8000 K?
37. Our star, the Sun, is classified as which type of star?
38. Which type of star is hotter than a Giant but not as luminous?