Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Chapter 27: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
A __________ is a technology developed for use in space, which now benefits society.
A)telescope
B)Very Large Array
C)spinoff
D)mare
2
What instrument can be used to demonstrate that Earth is rotating?
A)sonar
B)a GPS
C)a reflecting telescope
D)a Foucault pendulum
3
What type of telescope uses mirrors to bring visible light to a focus?
A)Reflecting
B)Very Large Array
C)interferometry
D)refracting
4
What is albedo?
A)the amount of sunlight a surface absorbs
B)meandering valleylike structures
C)the light areas of the Moon
D)the amount of sunlight a surface reflects
5
The __________ of the Moon are light in color, mountainous, and heavily covered by craters.
A)maria
B)highlands
C)rays
D)rilles
6
What are the long trails of ejecta that radiate outward from craters called?
A)rays
B)highlands
C)rilles
D)maria
7
Which is NOT a layer of the Moon?
A)core
B)crust
C)lower mantle
D)outer core
8
All of the craters on the Moon are __________
A)oval in shape
B)geologically young
C)filled with granite
D)impact craters
9
Why do no maria exist on the far side of the Moon?
A)The crust is half as thin on the far side.
B)There were no impacts on the far side.
C)Lava did not fill in the far side.
D)The crust is twice as thick on the far side.
10
Why is there no erosion on the Moon?
A)There are no living organisms.
B)There are no rocks.
C)There are no people on the moon.
D)There is no atmosphere.
11
In the photograph, which feature on the moon has been there the longest?
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A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
12
What are smooth, dark, plains on the Moon called?
A)highlands
B)rays
C)rilles
D)maria
13
The plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun is called __________.
A)the ecliptic
B)the altitude
C)the solar day
D)the revolution
14
On the summer solstice, the Sun is directly above the __________, and the number of daylight hours for the northern hemisphere is __________.
A)tropic of Cancer, at a maximum
B)equator, at a maximum
C)tropic of Capricorn, at a minimum
D)tropic of Capricorn, at a minimum
15
The craters on the Moon were created by_____.
A)asteroid impacts
B)comets
C)volcanic eruptions
D)internal processes
16
Scientist have estimated the date of Earth's formation to be approximately ______________
A)4.6 X 106 years ago
B)4.6 X 107 years ago
C)4.6 X 108 years ago
D)4.6 X 109 years ago
17
Which theory do scientist think best accounts for the similarity of age and composition between the Moon and Earth?
A)Earth formed before the Moon.
B)The Moon formed before Earth.
C)Earth and the Moon formed at about the same time form dust and gas.
D)The Moon was once part of Earth and broke away as a result of a large impact.
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