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Unit 3A Exam
Introduction to Planet Earth Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the spheres of the Earth? | Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere |
| Which sphere contains all living organisms? | The Biosphere. |
| Which sphere contains the most mass? | The Geosphere |
| What are two types of forces that act to change the surface of the Earth? | Constructive Forces and Destructive Forces. |
| What is a Constructive Force? | A constructive force build up or adds mass to Earth's surface |
| What is a destructive force? | A destructive force wears away mass from the surface of the Earth. |
| Which sphere contains all gasses? | The atmosphere |
| How does the atmosphere help make life on Earth possible? | It contains 21% oxygen. |
| How is the force of gravity affected by the distance between two objects? | The further apart two objects are, the less gravitational pull they have on each other. The closer the two objects, the more they pull on each other. |
| How does mass affect the force of gravity? | The more mass an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull. |
| If inertia pushes the moon away from the Earth, why doesn't it fly away from Earth? | Earth's strong gravitational force pulls the moon toward the Earth. |
| If gravity pulls the moon toward the Earth, why doesn't the moon collide with Earth? | Because the moon has inertia which pushes it away from the Earth. |
| Which occurs more often, a lunar eclipse or a solar eclipse? | A lunar eclipse happens more often |
| Why is a solar eclipse so rare? | Because the moon is so small compared to the Earth and sun, so it has to be in one perfect position to block sunlight from hitting the Earth. |
| The moon rotates once in the same amount of time that it rotates once. What does this mean for us? | It means that we always see the same side of the moon |
| How long does it take the moon to make one complete revolution around the Earth? | Roughly 28 days |
| Thinking about the revolution of the moon, how long does it take for the moon to go from the new moon phase to the full moon phase? | Roughly 14 days (or two weeks) |
| When we slowly go from winter, to spring to summer, what is occurring the strength of the sunlight that we experience? | The sun's light is becoming more direct or more concentrated |
| How do tides occur? | The gravity of the sun and the moon pulls on Earth, but water is able to move while the land cannot. |
| Why are the tides associated more with the moon than with the sun? | Because the moon is closer to the Earth, so the moon's gravitational pull is stronger than the sun's so far away. |
| What happens to the tides when the sun and the moon are lined up with the Earth? | A spring tide. because the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon are working together and pulling water in the same direction. |
| What happens to the tides when the Sun and the moon are at an angle to the Earth? | A Neap tide, because the sun and the moon are not working together and they are pulling the water in different directions. |
| How does a lunar eclipse happen? | When the moon passes behind the Earth, the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon creating a lunar eclipse. |
| What is the force that causes the tides of Earth's water? | Gravity |
| In which phase of the moon do solar eclipses occur? | The new moon phase |
| When does Earth have the highest high tide and the lowest low tide? | During a Spring Tide when the sun, the Earth, and the moon are in la line so that the sun and the moon can pull together |
| What does the surface of the moon look like? | It is very dry and irregular |
| Which areas of the Earth always receive the least amount of direct sunlight? | The North and south poles. |
| How long does it take for the Earth to REVOLVE? | One year |
| In which phase of the moon do lunar eclipses occur? | The full moon |
| Why do the north and south poles receive only indirect sunlight? | Because of their location, they ALWAYS get sunlight from an angle. |
| How long does it take for the Earth to ROTATE | One Day |
| From our perspective on Earth, it looks like the sun 'rises in the east and sets in the west' but does the sun actually move? | No, the sun does not move, the Earth is rotating east to west. |
| How long does it takes for the moon to go from new moon to full moon? | 14 days (or 2 weeks) |
| How does a solar eclipse happen? | The moon passes between the sun and the Earth. The moon casts a shadow on the Earth. |
| During which phase of the moon can a solar eclipse occur? | During the new moon phase. |
| What two forces combine together to keep the moon in orbit around the Earth? | Both inertia and gravity. |
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