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1What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
- Athe full range of electromagnetic waves
- Bdistance between waves
- Cthe longest wavelength
2What is wavelength?
- Athe distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave
- Bearths rotation
3What is the difference between gamma rays and radio waves?
- Agamma rays are closer together and radio waves are far apart
- Bgamma rays are yellow radio waves are pink
4What color is the longest wavelength?
- Apurple
- Byellow
- Cred
- Drainbow
5What is geocentric?
- Awhen sun is the center of the revolving planets
- Bwhen Earth is the center of the revolving planets
6What is heliocentric?
- Awhen sun is the center of the revolving planets
- Bhelium in the center of Earth
- Cthe idea that all other planets revolve around Earth
7Our solar system is _______centric
- Ahelio
- Bgeo
- Cjilo
8What 2 items does gravity depend on?
- Acolor and weight
- Bmass of objects & distance between them
- Csize and molecules
9What is rotation?
- Aspinning
- Btwisting
- Cbending
10What does rotation cause?
- Ayears
- Bseasons
- Cday and night
- Daxis
11How long does one earth rotation take?
- A12 hours
- B365 days
- C24 days
- D24 hours
12What is revolution?
- Athe movement of one object around another
- Bspinning
13What is orbit?
- Athe suns path in space
- Bearths path as it revolves around the sun
- Cthe inside of earth
14How long does one earth revolution take?
- A356 days
- B365 years
- C365 1/4 days
15What are the two reasons we have seasons?
- Aearths tilted axis and revolution
- Bearths straight axis and rotation
16What season is it when the N. Pole is tilted towards the sun?
- Awinter
- Bspring
- Csummer
- Dnone of the above
17What season is it when the N. Pole is tilted away from the sun?
- Asummer
- Bwinter
18The N. Pole is tilted neutral during spring and fall
- ATrue
- BFalse
19A solstice is one of two days a year that the noon sun is overhead at either 23.5 degrees north or south
- ATrue
- BFalse
20An equinox is an "unequal night"
- ATrue
- BFalse
21The spring equinox occurs in June
- ATrue
- BFalse
22The fall equinox occurs in September
- ATrue
- BFalse
23Earth revolves around the sun
- ATrue
- BFalse
24It takes the moon the same time to revolve as it does to rotate ( 27.3 days )
- ATrue
- BFalse
25What moon phase is this?

- Awaxing gibbous
- Bwaxing crescent
26What moon phase is this?

- A3rd quarter
- B4th quarter
- C1st quarter
27This is the waning gibbous

- ATrue
- BFalse
28This is the new moon

- ATrue
- BFalse
29This is the full moon

- ATrue
- BFalse
30This is the waxing gibbous

- ATrue
- BFalse
31This is the 3rd quarter

- ATrue
- BFalse
32This is the waxing crescent

- ATrue
- BFalse
33The moon phases in order are: new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent
- ATrue
- BFalse
34We see the far side of the moon
- ATrue
- BFalse
35What is an eclipse?
- Athe suns shadow
- Bthe moons shadow hits Earth or Earths shadow hits the moon
36During a solar eclipse the moon passes between Earth and the sun blocking the sunlight from reaching Earth
- ATrue
- BFalse
37During a lunar eclipse Earth is directly between moon and the sun
- ATrue
- BFalse
38During a solar eclipse it goes: sun, moon, earth
- ATrue
- BFalse
39In a lunar eclipse it goes: sun, earth, moon
- ATrue
- BFalse
40What causes tides?
- Amagnetism
- Bweight
- Cgravity
- Drotation
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