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Chapter 39 & 40
Review
Mrs. Senger
When the moon assumes its
characteristically thin crescent
shape, the position of the sun is
At right angles to the line between moon
and earth
 Almost directly in back of the moon
 Almost directly behind the earth, so the
earth is between the sun and moon
 None of these

When the moon assumes its
characteristically thin crescent
shape, the position of the sun is
At right angles to the line between moon
and earth
 Almost directly in back of the moon
 Almost directly behind the earth, so the
earth is between the sun and moon
 None of these

When we see a half-moon, the
position of the moon is
About 45 degrees from a line from earth to
moon
 At right angles to a line from earth to the
moon
 Almost directly behind the earth
 Almost directly behind the moon
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When we see a half-moon, the
position of the moon is
About 45 degrees from a line from earth to
moon
 At right angles to a line from earth to the
moon
 Almost directly behind the earth
 Almost directly behind the moon
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When the alignment of the sun,
moon, and earth produce a lunar
eclipse, the body between the other
two is
Sun
 Earth
 Moon
 Not enough info
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When the alignment of the sun,
moon, and earth produce a lunar
eclipse, the body between the other
two is
Sun
 Earth
 Moon
 Not enough info
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Evidence of solar wind on earth is
the
Higher ocean tides in winter
 Aurora borealis
 Meteor showers in the atm
 Solar sun spots, seen with care by the
naked eye
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Evidence of solar wind on earth is
the
Higher ocean tides in winter
 Aurora borealis
 Meteor showers in the atm
 Solar sun spots, seen with care by the
naked eye
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The sun tends to bloat outward by
nuclear fusion, and contract due to
Nuclear fission
 Gravitation
 Its relatively slow spin
 Mass decrease
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The sun tends to bloat outward by
nuclear fusion, and contract due to
Nuclear fission
 Gravitation
 Its relatively slow spin
 Mass decrease
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No greenhouse effect occurs on
Mercury because of no
Atmosphere
 Daily spin
 Relatively cool regions
 Planet life
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No greenhouse effect occurs on
Mercury because of no
Atmosphere
 Daily spin
 Relatively cool regions
 Planet life
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The planet with the mass most like
earth’s is
Saturn
 Mars
 Venus
 Mercury
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The planet with the mass most like
earth’s is
Saturn
 Mars
 Venus
 Mercury
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The percentage of the earth’s
surface covered by ocean is about
50%
 60%
 70%
 80%
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The percentage of the earth’s
surface covered by ocean is about
50%
 60%
 70%
 80%
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Compared to your weight on earth,
your weight on Jupiter would be
More
 Less
 Same
 None of these
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Compared to your weight on earth,
your weight on Jupiter would be
More
 Less
 Same
 None of these
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Compared to the density of water,
the density of Saturn is
About the same
 More
 Less
 None of these
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Compared to the density of water,
the density of Saturn is
About the same
 More
 Less
 None of these
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The planet that is most tipped to its
orbital plane is
Jupiter
 Mars
 Saturn
 Uranus
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The planet that is most tipped to its
orbital plane is
Jupiter
 Mars
 Saturn
 Uranus
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The predominate gas in the atm of
earth is
Nitrogen
 Water vapor
 Carbon dioxide
 Oxygen
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The predominate gas in the atm of
earth is
Nitrogen
 Water vapor
 Carbon dioxide
 Oxygen
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The predominant gas in the atm of
Venus is
Nitrogen
 Water vapor
 Carbon dioxide
 Oxygen
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The predominant gas in the atm of
Venus is
Nitrogen
 Water vapor
 Carbon dioxide
 Oxygen
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What is the name of the “ringed
planet?”
Mercury
 Mars
 Venus
 Saturn
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What is the name of the “ringed
planet?”
Mercury
 Mars
 Venus
 Saturn
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Looking at the list below, which is
the furthest from the sun?
Pluto
 Mercury
 Jupiter
 Mars
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Looking at the list below, which is
the furthest from the sun?
Pluto
 Mercury
 Jupiter
 Mars
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The planet most like the sun is
Venus
 Mercury
 Uranus
 Jupiter
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The planet most like the sun is
Venus
 Mercury
 Uranus
 Jupiter
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Asteroids orbit the
Sun
 Moon
 Earth
 All of these

Asteroids orbit the
Sun
 Moon
 Earth
 All of these
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A small rock in interplanetary space
is called a
Meteorite
 Meteor
 Meteoroid
 None of these

A small rock in interplanetary space
is called a
Meteorite
 Meteor
 Meteoroid
 None of these

In a museum collection you can
likely see a
Meteoroid by not a meteorite
 Meteorite but not a meteoroid
 Meteor but not a meteoroid
 None of these

In a museum collection you can
likely see a
Meteoroid by not a meteorite
 Meteorite but not a meteoroid
 Meteor but not a meteoroid
 None of these

Comets orbit about the
Earth
 Moon
 Sun
 All of these

Comets orbit about the
Earth
 Moon
 Sun
 All of these
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Which planet is well known for its
Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
 Sun
 Mars
 Saturn
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Which planet is well known for its
Great Red Spot?
Jupiter
 Sun
 Mars
 Saturn
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The Great Red Spot is thought to
be
An enormous hurricane
 High iron concentrations that have rusted
 A continent
 Discoloration of the planet’s surface
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The Great Red Spot is thought to
be
An enormous hurricane
 High iron concentrations that have rusted
 A continent
 Discoloration of the planet’s surface
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Which planet has concentrated
greenhouse effect, making it the
hottest planet?
Mars
 Mercury
 Venus
 Uranus
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Which planet has concentrated
greenhouse effect, making it the
hottest planet?
Mars
 Mercury
 Venus
 Uranus
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What planet has been nicknamed
“Earth’s Twin?”
Mars
 Saturn
 Venus
 Neptune
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What planet has been nicknamed
“Earth’s Twin?”
Mars
 Saturn
 Venus
 Neptune
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Which planet has virtually no
atmosphere. Their nights and days
are extremely cold and extremely
hot?
Saturn
 Jupiter
 Mercury
 Venus
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Which planet has virtually no
atmosphere. Their nights and days
are extremely cold and extremely
hot?
Saturn
 Jupiter
 Mercury
 Venus
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Why does mercury have a cratered
surface like our moon?
The sun causes them
 There is no atmosphere to protect it
 It gets more meteorites
 None of these

Why does mercury have a cratered
surface like our moon?
The sun causes them
 There is no atmosphere to protect it
 It gets more meteorites
 None of these

What planet is nicknamed the
“Yellow Planet?”
Uranus
 Mars
 Neptune
 Venus
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What planet is nicknamed the
“Yellow Planet?”
Uranus
 Mars
 Neptune
 Venus
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What is the third “rock” from the
sun?
Venus
 Earth
 Pluto
 Mars
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What is the third “rock” from the
sun?
Venus
 Earth
 Pluto
 Mars
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Which planet sometimes switches
places with Pluto for the furthest
position?
Jupiter
 Charon
 Uranus
 Neptune
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Which planet sometimes switches
places with Pluto for the furthest
position?
Jupiter
 Charon
 Uranus
 Neptune
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Between what two planets would
you find the asteroid belt?
Mars and Earth
 Pluto and Neptune
 Mars and Jupiter
 Uranus and Neptune

Between what two planets would
you find the asteroid belt?
Mars and Earth
 Pluto and Neptune
 Mars and Jupiter
 Uranus and Neptune
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When the universe began, the
theory is that the only element was
hydrogen. Where are elements
heavier than hydrogen formed?
On asteroids
 In comet trails
 In star interiors
 In volcanic eruptions
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When the universe began, the
theory is that the only element was
hydrogen. Where are elements
heavier than hydrogen formed?
On asteroids
 In comet trails
 In star interiors
 In volcanic eruptions
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Falling stars are spectacular to
watch. What are we actually
seeing?
A meteor visible in the sky as it burns in
the atm
 A comet that passes very close to earth
 Chunks of the sun that have spun off
 An asteroid nearly colliding with Earth

Falling stars are spectacular to
watch. What are we actually
seeing?
A meteor visible in the sky as it burns in
the atm
 A comet that passes very close to earth
 Chunks of the sun that have spun off
 An asteroid nearly colliding with Earth
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How would a telescope on the
moon produce better views into
space than a telescope on earth?
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The moon has no atmosphere to distort the
image
The moon’s gravity would not interfere with the
view
The moon telescope would be closer to the stars
The moon is always faing the same direction
How would a telescope on the
moon produce better views into
space than a telescope on earth?
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The moon has no atmosphere to distort the
image
The moon’s gravity would not interfere with the
view
The moon telescope would be closer to the stars
The moon is always faing the same direction
We do not see stars in the daytime
because
They simply don’t exist in the daytime part
of the sky
 Skylight overwhelms star light
 The sun blocks their view
 The solar wind obscures their view

We do not see stars in the daytime
because
They simply don’t exist in the daytime part
of the sky
 Skylight overwhelms star light
 The sun blocks their view
 The solar wind obscures their view

After our sun burns its supply of
hydrogen, it will become a
Red giant
 Black hole
 Black dwarf
 White dwarf

After our sun burns its supply of
hydrogen, it will become a
Red giant
 Black hole
 Black dwarf
 White dwarf

A black hole is
An empty region of space with a huge
gravitational field
 The remains of a giant collapse star
 A small region that has the mass of many
galaxies
 None of these

A black hole is
An empty region of space with a huge
gravitational field
 The remains of a giant collapse star
 A small region that has the mass of many
galaxies
 None of these

The Milky Way is
An elliptical galaxy
 A spiral galaxy
 The remains of a galaxy that has run its
course
 An irregular galaxy

The Milky Way is
An elliptical galaxy
 A spiral galaxy
 The remains of a galaxy that has run its
course
 An irregular galaxy

The evidence of star’s temperature
is by its
Distance
 Angular momentum
 Brightness
 Color
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The evidence of star’s temperature
is by its
Distance
 Angular momentum
 Brightness
 Color
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Most of the matter in the Universe
is thought to be
Hydrogen
 Helium
 About equal amounts of H & He
 Iron
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Most of the matter in the Universe
is thought to be
Hydrogen
 Helium
 About equal amounts of H & He
 Iron

What is responsible for the reaction
on the sun?
Combustion reaction
 Nuclear fission
 Nuclear fusion
 All of these

What is responsible for the reaction
on the sun?
Combustion reaction
 Nuclear fission
 Nuclear fusion
 All of these

The condensing of matter that
allows the formation of stars and
planets is due to what?
Gravitational attraction
 Magnetic attraction
 Electrostatic attraction
 Positron attraction
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The condensing of matter that
allows the formation of stars and
planets is due to what?
Gravitational attraction
 Magnetic attraction
 Electrostatic attraction
 Positron attraction
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