Question

1) Choose the answer choice that BEST completes the following sentence.

The Sun illuminates ________________________ of the Moon at all times.
a) All
b) One-fourth
c) Different amounts of the Moon depending on the lunar phases
d) One-half

2) Which of the following occurs in January when the Earth is closest to the sun?
a) A perigee
b) An apogee
c) A revolution
d) An ellipse

3) Which of the following definitions BEST defines a satellite?
a) The planets that orbit the stars
b) The moons that orbit the planets
c) The Earth’s orbiting of the Sun
d) Any object that revolves around another object

4) Which of the following is NOT responsible for tides at the beach?
a) The Moon’s gravitational pull
b) The Sun’s gravitational pull
c) The Earth’s response to the Moon and Sun’s gravitational pulls
d) Venus’s gravitational pull

Answer 1

1. one-Half

2. Apogee

3. Any object that revolves around another object

4. Venus's gravitation pull

Answer 2

1) (d)

2 (a)

3 (d)

4 (d)

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Like earth, sun also illuminates half of the moon 's surface at a time.

2) The point on the earth orbit which is closest to the earth is called perigee.

3) Any object that revolves around another object in space is called satellite.

4) Venus has very little effect on the formation of tide on the earth as it is far off from it.