Quiz 16

Question 1

In what region of the earth’s atmosphere is the harmful ultraviolet radiation filtered out?

Answer 1

Ozone layer

Question 2

How long does it take for the earth to complete its revolution?

Answer 2

365 1/4 days

Question 3

What is the completion of a moon’s revolution called?

Answer 3

Lunar month

Question 4

What term describes the ocean at its lowest point on the shore?

Answer 4

Low tide

Question 5

The term for this type of tide that occurs when the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon work against each other, resulting weaker tides

Answer 5

Neap tide

Question 6

This is the term for little “planets” ranging in size from a few hundred miles across to the size of a house; most are found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter

Answer 6

Asteroids

Question 7

This is the term for a group of asteroids found in the inner solar system, many of which cross paths with Earth

Answer 7

Near-earth asteroids

Question 8

The amount of time it takes a comet to complete an orbit

Answer 8

Period

Question 9

This is the term for pieces of space debris that are smaller than the smallest asteroids

Answer 9

Meteoroids