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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University
The Earth in Space

True or False



1

The average temperature of the earth is slightly lower in January because then the earth is at its greatest distance from the sun.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

On the Summer Solstice, the sun rises south of due east, and sets south of due west.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

As viewed from space above the North Pole, the earth rotates clockwise.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

The Julian calendar adjusted for the fact that the earth's year is not exactly 365 days by adding a day every fourth year.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

The findings from the Apollo space missions to the moon seem to support the "capture theory" of the moon.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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