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. 1. What causes the orange color of Mars? 2. What covers much of the southern hemisphere?