1. Closure quizzes Week starting 9-12-11

2. Closure Quiz 9-12-11 Write and answer the following questions. 1. In what month does winter begin in the Southern Hemisphere? 2. When is the South Pole completely in sunlight?

3. Closure quiz 9-13-11 Write and answer the following questions. 1. Why do you see only one side of the Moon? 2. What is a dark area on the Moon called?

4. Closure quiz 9-14-11 Write then answer the following question. 1. How many times does the Moon rotate on its axis during one trip around Earth?

5. Closure quiz 9-15-11 Write and answer the following questions. 1. Name the 8 phases of the moon starting with the first week and ending with the end of the fourth week. 2. The moon gets its light from the _______.

6. Closure quiz 9-20-11 Write then answer the following question. 1. What is the shape of planets’ orbits? 2. What is the measure of one astronomical unit or AU?

7. Closure quiz 9-21-11 Write then answer the following question. 1. What processes affect the surfaces of terrestrial planets? 2. What was the main source of gases in atmospheres?

8. Closure quiz 9-22-11 Write then answer the following question. 1.What features on Mercury were formed by tectonics? 2. How much atmosphere does Mercury have?

9. Closure quiz 9-23-11 Write then answer the following question. 1. Why is Venus not covered with craters? 2. How does the air pressure on Venus compare with that on Earth?

10. Closure quiz 9-26-11 Write then answer the following question. REGULAR 1. What causes the orange color of Mars? 2. What covers much of the southern hemisphere? MODIFIED 1. How many moons does Mars have? a. One b. Three c. Two d. None

11. Closure quiz 9-27-11 Write then answer the following question. REGULAR 1. Name the four gas giants. 2. ______ is the largest planet in the solar system. MODIFIED 1. How long does it take Jupiter to go once around the Sun? a. 12 years b. 3 years c. 1 year d. 23 years

12. Closure quiz 9-29-11 Write then answer the following question. REGULAR 1. Uranus spins on its ___________. 2. What is unusual about Neptune’s large moon? MODIFIED 1. What color does Neptune appear? a. Green b. Deep blue c. Orange d. Yellow

13. Closure quiz 10-14-11 Write then answer the following question. REGULAR 1. At what point in the comet’s orbit do a coma and tails appear? 2. What is the fuzzy cloud of material around a comet? MODIFIED 1. What is the shape of a comet’s orbit? a. Circle b. Square c. Rectangle d. Ellipse or oval

14. Closure quiz 10-18-11 Write and then answer the question(s). Reading 9A-14A REGULAR 1. Do plants absorb or release carbon dioxide? 2. Name one impact that you have on the surface? MODIFIED 1. Name the four parts of the Earth’s system. –1. –2. –3. –4.

15. Closure quiz 10-24-11 Decide if these statements are true. If they are not, correct them to make them true. 1. Water and ice are minerals. 2. Minerals can be found in rocks. 3. Minerals exist as gas, liquid, and solid.

16. Closure quiz 10-25-11 Write and then answer the question(s). Reading 50A-52A REGULAR 1. What are the two main types of luster? 2. Why do you need to look at properties other than color to identify a mineral? MODIFIED 1. What is the fine powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a surface? A. Color B. Streak C. Luster

17. Closure quiz 10-26-11 Write and then answer the question(s). Reading 52A-57A REGULAR 1. What determines how a mineral breaks? 2. Name the seven properties that help to identify a mineral. –1.5. –2.6. –3.7. –4. MODIFIED 1. What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale? A. Calcite B. Talc C. Topaz D. Diamond