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Which diagram is most likely to have the highest tide at the letter T?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
The tilt of Earth’s axis is responsible for _______.
a) the change between day and night
c) solar eclipses
b) the changing seasons
d) lunar eclipses
Which statement best explains why the same side of the Moon always faces
Earth?
a) The Moon revolves around Earth
c) The Moon and Earth rotate in the
and
same amount of time.
rotates in about the same amount of
time.
b) The Moon does not rotate as it
d) The Moon travels at a faster speed
revolves around Earth.
than Earth.
Which statement best explains why South Carolina’s temperature is cooler in
winter and warmer in summer?
a) There are more hours of sunlight in
c) The Sun appears lower in the sky in
winter than in summer.
summer and higher in the sky in
winter
b) Earth is closer to the Sun during
d) Because Earth’s axis is tilted, this
summer and farther away during
region receives more direct energy
winter.
from the Sun during summer and
less
direct energy during winter.
Earth’s ocean tides are caused by the _______.
a) force of the wind
c) positions of Venus and Mars
b) rotation of Earth on its axis
d) gravitational attraction of the Moon
and the Sun
_______ is a force that attracts all objects toward each other.
a) Gravity
c) Density
b) Distance
d) Mass
The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun is the _______.
a) balanced force between each planet
c) gravitational pull of the Sun
b) elliptical orbit of each planet
d) magnetic attraction between the
planets
If the distance between Earth and the Moon were doubled, the gravitational
force between them would _______.
a) decrease
c) disappear
b) increase
d) remain the same
How would the force of gravity between two objects change if the mass of one is
increased?
a) The force of gravity between the
c) The force of gravity between the
objects is not affected.
objects is decreased.
b) The force of gravity between the
d) The force of gravity between the
objects is increased.
objects disappears.
Which body exerts the strongest gravitational force on Earth?
a) Jupiter
c) Venus
b) Sun
d) Saturn
The gravitational force between an object and Earth depends on _______.
a) the mass of Earth and the mass of
c) the distance of the object from
the
Earth
Sun
and the Sun
b) only the mass of Earth and the mass
d) the mass of Earth, the mass of the
of the object
object, and the distance of the
object
from Earth
The gravitational force between an object and Earth is also called _______.
a) mass
c) density
b) weight
d) frictional
A galaxy is a collection of stars, gas, and _______.
a) dust
c) liquid water
b) ice
d) wind currents
Which best represents a galaxy?
A
a) A
b) B
B
C
c) C
d) D
D
Where is our solar system in relation to the rest of the Milky Way galaxy?
a) near the center
c) just outside the galaxy
b) in a spiral arm
d) below the center
Which had the greatest effect on the study of astronomy?
a) seismographs
c) prisms
b) microscopes
d) telescopes
Which of the following is true about the motion of the snail?
a) The snail is moving faster as it gets
c) The snail will return to the starting
farther from its starting position.
point in 10 more seconds.
b) The snail is moving toward the
d) The snail is moving away from its
starting point with 4 meters to go.
starting position at a constant speed.
If the snail keeps moving at the same speed, how far will it have traveled at the
end of 30 seconds?
a) 6 cm
c) 20 cm
b) 5 cm
d) 30 cm
A spectroscope collects light from stars and separates it into colors. Astronomers
can then determine _______.
a) how large the star is
c) the elements in the star
b) how old the star is
d) the brightness of the star
Which has been the greatest benefit of using satellites to study space?
a) Instruments are not hampered by
c) Instruments are more protected
Earth’s atmosphere.
from
solar radiation.
b) Satellites do not need to be
d) Satellites can be easily repaired.
powered.
According to the diagram, what happens when the two astronauts collide in space?
a) The astronauts will stop moving.
c) The astronauts will move to the left
together.
b) The astronauts will move upward
d) The astronauts will move to the
together.
right
together.
The astronauts will continue moving in space because the force that opposes
motion is not slowing them down. That force is ______.
a) friction
c) magnetism
b) gravity
d) mass
Scientists observed that an object traveled 60 meters in 30 seconds. Given
this information, which is the object’s average speed?
a) 0.5 m/s
c) 2 m/s
b) 0.5 s/m
d) 2 s/m
Which runners listed in the table above had the same average speed?
a) David and Jolene
c) Jolene and Henry
b) Henry and Pooja
d) Pooja and David
When calculating average speed, what is one factor that you need to know?
a) weight
c) distance
b) inertia
d) mass
What increases when the force applied to an object increases?
a) speed of the object
c) effects of inertia on the object
b) force of gravity on the object
d) mass of the object
Which is an example of balanced forces acting on an object?
a) an acorn falling from a tree
c) a motorcycle changing speed from
50 miles per hour to 70 miles per
hour
b) a car sitting parked in a driveway
d) a truck slowing down as it
approaches a red light.
You are riding a bicycle while your friend jogs along with you. Your friend gives
you a push in order to increase your speed.Which set of vector arrows shows
the applied force on your bicycle?
a) —> —>
c) —> <—
b) <— —>
d)
The illustrations above show a large box being pushed in opposite directions by
two men. The box changed its position in the room because the _______.
a) opposing forces were balanced
c) man on the left side applied more
force than the man on the right side
b) smooth floor created no friction
d) man on the right side applied more
force than the man on the left side
A bowling ball, a baseball, and a tennis ball are all initially pushed with the same
amount of force.Which object will move faster with this amount of force?
a) All three balls will move at the
c) baseball
same
time.
b) bowling ball
d) tennis ball
Suppose you are riding on a bicycle and it stops suddenly.What happens to your
body?
a) It also stops moving.
b) It keeps moving forward
c) It moves backward
d) It speeds up.
Objects with more _______ have more inertia.
a) mass
c) friction
b) energy
d) volume
The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion is called _______.
a) mass
c) inertia
b) gravity
d) force