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Name:Date:Earth Science 11: Solar System Quiz ReviewOrganization of the Solar System1. Most of the time, the planets appear to move eastward. However, the occasional apparent westward "drift" of the planets compared to the background stars is called ________.A) Ptolemaic motionB) occultationC) precessionD) retrograde motion2. The first modern astronomer to propose a Sun-centered universe was ________.A) Sir Isaac NewtonB) GalileoC) Tycho BraheD) Nicolaus Copernicus4147820272415003. Which planet has the fastest rate of motion, and the shortest year?A) MercuryB) VenusC) EarthD) Mars4. True or False: Epicycles are a feature of the modern conception of a heliocentric solar system.5. Which of the diagram options right shows the greatest gravitational attraction between the two planets?135255017589500Terrestrial and Jovian Planets1. Identify and label each of the solar system features indicated.2792730-609600002. Exam the figure below. Compare the terrestrial and Jovian planets and explain the origins of their differences._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The Sun1. The outermost layer of the sun is called the:A) IonosphereB) ChromosphereC) CoronaD) Photosphere2. The sun produces energy by converting _____ into _____.A) Oxygen, carbon dioxideB) Oxygen, nitrogenC) Helium, hydrogenD) Hydrogen, helium3. Streams of protons and electrons emitted from the sun produce:A) ProminencesB) QuasarsC) SpiculesD) Solar Wind4. _____ are dark spots on the photosphere that are caused by variations in the Sun’s magnetic field.A) GranulesB) ProminenceC) CoronaD) Sun Spots3476625-61595000Earth’s Moon1. Which of the lettered locations in the image right show the lunar highlands?A) AB) BC) both A and BD) neither A nor B2. How did the lunar maria most likely originate?A) huge impact basins that were nearly filled with basaltic lava flowsB) Huge impact craters filled with frozen carbon dioxide and dark-colored silt and dust.C) Massive, basaltic comets melted when they hit the lunar surface.D) The solar wind eroded very wide, shallow basins that filled with lunar dust.305054087630003. Which diagram below best represents the appearance of the moon at position P when viewed from Earth?-170180103505004. The full moon phase occurs when Earth is positioned between the moon and the sun. However, these positions do not always cause a full lunar eclipse because:A) Moon’s orbit is tilted relative to the Earth’s orbitB) The dark side of the moon faces towards EarthC) The apparent diameter of the moon is greatest during the new-moon phaseD) The new-moon phase is only visible at night5. In order to witness a complete eclipse of the moon, it must line up directly in what part of Earth’s shadow?A) ApogeeB) PerigeeC) UmbraD) Penumbra4465320-67056000Other Objects in the Solar System1. ________ are small, extraterrestrial particles that glow brightly and burn up as they travel through Earth's atmosphere.A) MeteoroidsB) MoonsC) MeteoritesD) Asteroids2. What small solar system body is depicted right?A) MeteorB) CometC) SunspotD) MeoteoriteEarth’s Rotation and Revolution4781550291465001. __________ is the apparent shift in the position of a nearby star when viewed from Earth every six months.A) Stellar ParallaxB) Retrograde MotionC) RotationD) Gravitational Attraction2. In the diagram right the arrows represent the movement of air masses across Earth’s surface. Which statement best explains their path?A) Earth is revolving around the sunB) Earth is moving away from the sunC) Earth is rotating on its axisD) Earth’s axis is tilted3. Which diagram below best represents the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?-276225191770 ................
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