Chapter 5 quiz_ ASTRON 001 _ Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D

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11/2/23, 11:12 AM Chapter 5 quiz: ASTRON 001 : Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D. - FALL 2023 - SECTION# 14762 https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/242104/quizzes/1840544 1/5 Chapter 5 quiz Due Dec 16 at 11:59pm Points 10 Questions 10 Available Aug 28 at 8am - Dec 18 at 11:59pm Time Limit None Allowed Attempts 2 Instructions Answers will be shown after your last attempt Score for this attempt: 10 out of 10 Submitted Sep 18 at 10:11am This attempt took 4 minutes. This is the Chapter 5 quiz. You have two attempts to answer these questions, and your highest score will be recorded! Take the Quiz Again 1 / 1 pts Question 1 The Earth's inner core is about the same temperature as the surface of the Sun. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 2
11/2/23, 11:12 AM Chapter 5 quiz: ASTRON 001 : Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D. - FALL 2023 - SECTION# 14762 https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/242104/quizzes/1840544 2/5 When strong solar winds are displaced poleward by our magnetic fields, we get hurricanes in the tropics. intense auroral displays. droughts and dust bowls in the American West. the Van Allen radiation belts. sunspots. 1 / 1 pts Question 3 Because of tidal forces, the Moon is in a synchronous orbit around Earth. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 4 At some point in the future the Earth will become tidally locked to the moon, just like the moon is tidally locked to the Earth. True False
11/2/23, 11:12 AM Chapter 5 quiz: ASTRON 001 : Elementary Astronomy - Kiley D. - FALL 2023 - SECTION# 14762 https://ilearn.laccd.edu/courses/242104/quizzes/1840544 3/5 1 / 1 pts Question 5 Which of these theories seems to best explain the Moon's origin? Capture Theory. Fission Theory. Fusion Theory. Impact Theory. Coformation Theory. 1 / 1 pts Question 6 Today most scientists favor the capture theory of the Moon's origin, since it would explain why the Moon still orbits in the ecliptic plane, as do other planets. True False 1 / 1 pts Question 7 If Earth had no Moon, then tides would not be affected, since the moon doesn't affect the tides. occur more often and with more intensity.
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