1. Solar System & Space Exploration
6.8 Review Part 2
Solar System & Space Exploration

2. Q 1
If the asteroid belt is located between the Inner and Outer planets, then it is found between which 2 planets?
A) Earth & Mars.
B) Mars & Jupiter.
C) Jupiter & Saturn.
D) Mercury & Venus

3. A1
If the asteroid belt is located between the Inner and Outer planets, then it is found between which 2 planets?
A) Earth & Mars.
B) Mars & Jupiter (between terrestrial & Gas planets)
C) Jupiter & Saturn.
D) Mercury & Venus

4. Q2
Which planet rotates on its side? ___________________________

5. A 2
Which planet rotates on its side? _
URANUS

6. Q3
Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had water on its surface? _________________

7. A 3
Aside from Earth, which inner planet once had water on its surface? _________________
MARS

8. Q4
All the inner planets are ________________in size compared to the outer planets.
A) Small B) Large C) Similar

9. A 4
All the inner planets are ________________in size compared to the outer planets.
A) Small B) Large C) Similar

10. q5 The _________________planets are rocky & solid.
A) Outer Planets B) Inner Planets C) Gas Giant Planets D) None

11. A 5 The _________________planets are rocky & solid.
A) Outer Planets B) Inner Planets C) Gas Giant Planets D) None

12. Q 6
______________ & Earth are called twin planets because of similar size & density.

13. A 6
Venus & Earth are called twin planets because of similar size & density.

14. Q7
The model in which Earth is at the center of the system of planets is called the _______________________model.
A) Heliocentric B) Geocentric C) Egocentric D) Logicocentric

15. A 7
The model in which Earth is at the center of the system of planets is called the _______________________model.
A) Heliocentric B) Geocentric C) Egocentric D) Logicocentric

16. A 7
The model in which Earth is at the center of the system of planets is called the _______________________model.
A) Heliocentric B) Geocentric C) Egocentric D) Logicocentric

17. A 8
In the _______________Model, the planets rotate around the sun.

18. Q 9 Compared to earth, the Outer Planets are _________________in size.
A)Smaller B) Larger C) Simlilar D) Exactly the same

19. A 9 Compared to earth, the Outer Planets are _________________in size.
A)Smaller B) Larger C) Simlilar D) Exactly the same

20. Q 10 What are the outer planets mainly composed of?
A) Nitrogen & oxygen
B) Rocky & Solid
C) Hydrogen & Helium
D) Argon & methane

21. A 10 What are the outer planets mainly composed of?
A) Nitrogen & oxygen
B) Rocky & Solid
C) Hydrogen & Helium
D) Argon & methane

22. Q 11
What causes day & Night on earth? _______________________________________________________

23. A 11
What causes day & Night on earth?
ROTATION ON THE AXIS

24. Q12
How long is one rotation of earth on its axis?

25. A 12
24 hours (rotation of earth on axis)

26. Q 13 How long does it take for earth to orbit around the sun one time?
(be specific)

27. A 13
days

28. Q 14 What do you call it when earth orbits around the sun?
A) Rotation B) Revolution C) Tilt D) Axis

29. A 14 What do you call it when earth orbits around the sun?
A) Rotation B) Revolution C) Tilt D) Axis

30. Q 15
Earth has ___________________because Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

31. A 15
Earth has SEASONS because Earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

32. Q 16
What occurs when neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward nor away from the sun?
A) Summer solstice
B) Winter solstice
C) an equinox
D) Leap-year

33. A) 16
What occurs when neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward nor away from the sun?
A) Summer solstice
B) Winter solstice
C) an equinox
D) Leap-year

34. Q 17
Who were the first 2 people on the moon & What country were they from?

35. A 17
Who were the first 2 people on the moon & What country were they from?
-Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin (USA).

36. Q 18
Who was the first person ever in space and tell what country he or she was from?

37. A 18
Who was the first person ever in space and tell what country he or she was from? Yuri Gagarin (USSR/Russiav

38. Q 19
The times that day and night are of equal length are called ____________________.

39. A 19
The times that day and night are of equal length are called EQUINOXES.

40. Q 20
What planet is called the RED PLANET? ____________________

41. A 20
What planet is called the RED PLANET?
Mars

42. Q21
What planet has a storm called the Giant Red Spot? ____________________

43. A 21
What planet has a storm called the Giant Red Spot?
Jupiter

44. Q22
What planet is closest to the sun? _____________________

45. A22
What planet is closest to the sun? _
MERCURY

46. Q23
What planet is hottest due to the dense atmosphere of Carbon dioxide trapping heat? ___________________

47. A 23
What planet is hottest due to the dense atmosphere of Carbon dioxide trapping heat? ___________________
Venus

48. Q24
What planet is coldest due to an icy core? _________________________

49. A 24
What planet is coldest due to an icy core?
Uranus

50. Q25
What planet is farthest from the sun? _____________________________

51. A 25
What planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune

52. Q 26
What planet has major dust storms? ______________________________

53. A 26
What planet has major dust storms?
Mars

54. Q27
Which planet has the greatest number of moons? ____________________________

55. A 27
Which planet has the greatest number of moons?
Jupiter

56. Q28
Why do Uranus & Neptune appear blue in color? _______________________________________________

57. A 28 Why do Uranus & Neptune appear blue in color?
Methane absorbs red light and makes them appear blue.

58. Q29
Which planet is 1 astronomical unit from the sun? ________________________

59. A 29
Which planet is 1 astronomical unit from the sun?
EARTH

61. Put I if true of Inner Planets and O if true of Outer Planets
30 ___________Smaller size
31 ___________Rocky & Solid
32 ___________Larger size
33 __________lower density
34 ___________made of gases mostly hydrogen & helium

62. Put I if true of Inner Planets and O if true of Outer Planets
30 ____I_______Smaller size
31 _____I______Rocky & Solid
32 ______O_____Larger size
33 _____O_____lower density
34 _____O______made of gases mostly hydrogen & helium

63. Put I if true of Inner Planets and O if true of Outer Planets
35) __________no rings
36) ___________more moons
37) ___________fewer moons
38) ___________Faster rotation
39) ___________Slower rotation

64. Put I if true of Inner Planets and O if true of Outer Planets
35) ____I ______no rings
36) _____O______more moons
37) _____I______fewer moons
38) _____O_____Faster rotation
39) _____I ______Slower rotation

65. 40)
41) Name three conditions needed for life as we know it to exist. Where in the solar system are these conditions found?
-Liquid water,
-A breathable atmosphere.
-moderate temperatures (not too extreme)
These only exist on PLANET EARTH as far as we know.

66. Q1
A ________________________ occurs when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun.
A) Solar eclipse B) Lunar Eclipse C) Full moon D) New Moon

67. A1
A ________________________ occurs when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun.
A) Solar eclipse B) Lunar Eclipse C) Full moon D) New Moon

68. Q2
A ___________________________occurs at a full moon when the earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
A) Partial solar eclipse B) Solar eclipse C) Lunar eclipse
D) Partial lunar eclipse E) Annular Solar eclipse

69. A2
A ___________________________occurs at a full moon when the earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
A) Partial solar eclipse B) Solar eclipse C) Lunar eclipse
D) Partial lunar eclipse E) Annular Solar eclipse

70. Q3
How many planets are currently classified in the solar system? _______________

71. A3 How many planets are currently classified in the solar system?
8 planets (pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet)

72. Q4
What is the force that pulls between 2 objects in the universe? ____________________________

73. A4
What is the force that pulls between 2 objects in the universe? GRAVITY

74. Q5
One complete rotation of the moon around earth takes about one _______.
A) day B) Week C) Month D) Year

75. A5
One complete rotation of the moon around earth takes about one _______.
A) day B) Week C) Month D) Year
(approximately 28 days)

76. Q6
One complete orbit of the earth around the sun takes how long? _______________________

77. A6 One complete orbit of the earth around the sun takes how long?
days or 1 year

78. Q 7
The earth spinning on its axis is called what? _______________________________

79. A7
The earth spinning on its axis is called what?
ROTATION

80. Q 8 The orbit of an object around the sun is called _________________
A) Rotation B) Revolution C) Tilt D) Solstice

81. A8 The orbit of an object around the sun is called _________________
A) Rotation B) Revolution C) Tilt D) Solstice

82. Q9
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is ______________________(date) , which is also called the ________________________________________.

83. A 9
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is June 21 date) , which is also called the Summer Solstice

84. Q 10
The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is ____________________(date), which is also called the _______________________________

85. A 10
The shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere is December 21 (date), which is also called the WINTER SOLSTICE

86. Q 11 What causes day and night on the earth?
A) Revolution of earth around the sun.
B) Rotation on the axis
C) Tilt of earth’s axis
D) the tides.

87. A11 What causes day and night on the earth?
A) Revolution of earth around the sun.
B) Rotation on the axis
C) Tilt of earth’s axis
D) the tides.

88. Q12 What causes the seasons? A) Revolution of earth around the sun.
B) Rotation on the axis
C) Tilt of earth’s axis
D) the tides.

89. A12 What causes the seasons? A) Revolution of earth around the sun.
B) Rotation on the axis
C) Tilt of earth’s axis
D) the tides.

90. Q 13 Be able to recognize what season it is if given a diagram.
If the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun it is what season? ______________________
If the northern Hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun, it is what season? _________________________

91. A 13
If the northern hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun it is what season? WINTER
If the northern Hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun, it is what season? SUMMER

92. Q 14
Be able to recognize the phases of the moon, label them, and put them in order.
Study your moon phase notes and the quiz you got back.

93. Q15
What is the angle of the earth’s Tilt? ________________________________

94. What is the angle of the earth’s Tilt? 23.5 degrees

95. Q16
What do you call it when the amount of daylight and darkness are equal? ___________________________________

96. A16
What do you call it when the amount of daylight and darkness are equal?
Equinox

97. Q 17
Which 2 seasons have an equinox? ____________________ & _________________

98. Which 2 seasons have an equinox? Spring & Fall

99. Q 18 What is the main cause of tides on the earth?
A) Earth’s rotation B) Earth’s revolution
C) Gravitational pull of sun D) Gravitational pull of moon.

100. A 18 What is the main cause of tides on the earth?
A) Earth’s rotation B) Earth’s revolution
C) Gravitational pull of sun D) Gravitational pull of moon.

101. Q19
What do you call a strong tide in which the sun and moon work together in a direct line. ______________________

102. A 19
What do you call a strong tide in which the sun and moon work together in a direct line. SPRING TIDE

103. Q20
What do you call a weak tide. __________________________________

104. A20
What do you call a weak tide.
NEAP TIDE

105. Q 21
True or false. The moon, sun, and earth must be in a straight line to cause a spring tide.

106. A21
True or false. The moon, sun, and earth must be in a straight line to cause a spring tide.
TRUE

107. Q22
List the planets in order starting nearest the sun. Underline the terrestrial planets and circle the gas giant planets.

108. A 22
List the planets in order starting nearest the sun. Underline the terrestrial planets and circle the gas giant planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (terrestrial)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (gas)

109. Q23
What do you call it when the lighted part (white part) of the moon is getting bigger? ___________________

110. A23
What do you call it when the lighted part (white part) of the moon is getting bigger?
WAXING

111. Q24
What do you call it when the lighted part (white part) of the moon is getting smaller? ____________________

112. A24
What do you call it when the lighted part (white part) of the moon is getting smaller?
Waning

113. Q25 When waxing, which side of the moon is white?
A) Right B) Left C) neither side is white D) all white

114. A 25 When waxing, which side of the moon is white?
A) Right B) Left C) neither side is white D) all white

115. Q 26
During a _____________________ the Sun, Moon, and Earth need to be in a direct line, and the moon blocks the sun, casting a shadow on a earth.
A) Total Lunar Eclipse
B) Total Solar Eclipse
C) Partial Lunar Eclipse
D) Partial Solar Eclipse

116. A26
During a _____________________ the Sun, Moon, and Earth need to be in a direct line, and the moon blocks the sun, casting a shadow on a earth.
A) Total Lunar Eclipse
B) Total Solar Eclipse
C) Partial Lunar Eclipse
D) Partial Solar Eclipse

117. Q27
A ______________________occurs when moon & Sun are on exact opposite sides of the earth, and the earth blocks the sun’s light from hitting the moon.
A) Total Lunar Eclipse
B) Total Solar Eclipse
C) Partial Lunar Eclipse
D) Partial Solar Eclipse

118. A27
A ______________________occurs when moon & Sun are on exact opposite sides of the earth, and the earth blocks the sun’s light from hitting the moon.
A) Total Lunar Eclipse
B) Total Solar Eclipse
C) Partial Lunar Eclipse
D) Partial Solar Eclipse

119. Q28 Who will see a partial solar eclipse? A) those in the Umbra
B) those in the penumbra
C) It cannot be seen because it’s partial.

120. A 28 Who will see a partial solar eclipse? A) those in the Umbra
B) those in the penumbra
C) It cannot be seen because it’s partial.

121. Q29 Who will see a total solar eclipse? A) those in the Umbra
B) those in the penumbra
C) everyone will see it.
D) Nobody will see.

122. A29 Who will see a total solar eclipse? A) those in the Umbra
B) those in the penumbra
C) everyone will see it.
D) Nobody will see.

123. Q30 30) Why are the inner terrestrial planets called terrestrial?
A) They can support life.
B) They contain water.
C) They are solid & Rocky.
D) They are larger than Earth.

124. A 30 30) Why are the inner terrestrial planets called terrestrial?
A) They can support life.
B) They contain water.
C) They are solid & Rocky.
D) They are larger than Earth.

125. Q 31 *Extra - Draw the moon phases in order.