EAPS 105 STANDARD EXAM ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Quiz 13: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 9. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons? - ✔✔Its
elliptical orbit
✔✔Quiz 13: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 10. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a consequence of Uranus spinning on its side
compared to the other planets? - ✔✔Its summers and winters are a 21-year-long day
and night, respectfully.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 1. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What do most asteroids look like? - ✔✔Irregularly
shaped with smooth surface
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 2. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is regolith? - ✔✔A layer of dust and small particles
that rain down on their surface after impacts.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 3. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is unusual about asteroid Bennu compared to
larger asteroids? - ✔✔It has no regolith
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 4. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: Where do the Trojan asteroids orbit? - ✔✔Within
Jupiter's orbit
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 5. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is not a reason why the asteroid belt could never
become a planet? - ✔✔Mars' gravity keeps large bodies from accreting in that orbit
, ✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 6. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why is do comets have an average density less than that
of ice? - ✔✔Because they have a significant amount of empty space in their interiors.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 7. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why do comets readily come apart before impact? -
✔✔Because they are a loose collection of rocks (a rubble pile).
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 8. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a characteristic of a comet gas tail? - ✔✔It
points away from the Sun.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 9. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a characteristic of a comet dust tail? - ✔✔It
points away from the Sun and rotates away from the direction the comet is traveling
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 10. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: What happened to the Philae lander when it reached the
surface of comet 67P? - ✔✔It bouced.
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 1. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which pairing of comet types and the reach of the orbit is
correct? - ✔✔Ultra-short period comets orbit inside of Jupiter's orbit
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 2. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why is Haley's comet the most famous of all comets? -
✔✔It is the only comet visible to the naked eye that comes around once in a lifetime
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 3. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: What does the fact the comets come at us from all
directions tell us about the Oort cloud? - ✔✔That the Oort cloud must be spherical in
shape
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 4. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Where do meteor showers arise from? - ✔✔From when
Earth passes through the remnants of a comet.
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 4. Question 5. Watch the Unit 8 Part 4 lecture video and
answer the following question: How was Pluto discovered? - ✔✔By comparing
photographs of the night sky at different times.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Quiz 13: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 9. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons? - ✔✔Its
elliptical orbit
✔✔Quiz 13: Unit 7. Part 3. Question 10. Watch the Unit 7 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a consequence of Uranus spinning on its side
compared to the other planets? - ✔✔Its summers and winters are a 21-year-long day
and night, respectfully.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 1. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What do most asteroids look like? - ✔✔Irregularly
shaped with smooth surface
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 2. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is regolith? - ✔✔A layer of dust and small particles
that rain down on their surface after impacts.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 3. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: What is unusual about asteroid Bennu compared to
larger asteroids? - ✔✔It has no regolith
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 4. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: Where do the Trojan asteroids orbit? - ✔✔Within
Jupiter's orbit
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 1. Question 5. Watch the Unit 8 Part 1 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is not a reason why the asteroid belt could never
become a planet? - ✔✔Mars' gravity keeps large bodies from accreting in that orbit
, ✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 6. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why is do comets have an average density less than that
of ice? - ✔✔Because they have a significant amount of empty space in their interiors.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 7. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why do comets readily come apart before impact? -
✔✔Because they are a loose collection of rocks (a rubble pile).
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 8. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a characteristic of a comet gas tail? - ✔✔It
points away from the Sun.
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 9. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which is a characteristic of a comet dust tail? - ✔✔It
points away from the Sun and rotates away from the direction the comet is traveling
✔✔Quiz 15: Unit 8. Part 2. Question 10. Watch the Unit 8 Part 2 lecture video and
answer the following question: What happened to the Philae lander when it reached the
surface of comet 67P? - ✔✔It bouced.
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 1. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Which pairing of comet types and the reach of the orbit is
correct? - ✔✔Ultra-short period comets orbit inside of Jupiter's orbit
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 2. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Why is Haley's comet the most famous of all comets? -
✔✔It is the only comet visible to the naked eye that comes around once in a lifetime
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 3. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: What does the fact the comets come at us from all
directions tell us about the Oort cloud? - ✔✔That the Oort cloud must be spherical in
shape
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 3. Question 4. Watch the Unit 8 Part 3 lecture video and
answer the following question: Where do meteor showers arise from? - ✔✔From when
Earth passes through the remnants of a comet.
✔✔Quiz 16: Unit 8. Part 4. Question 5. Watch the Unit 8 Part 4 lecture video and
answer the following question: How was Pluto discovered? - ✔✔By comparing
photographs of the night sky at different times.
