Seasons & Tides Review (23-24)

Front

Day and night are caused by...

Back

the rotation of Earth on its axis.

Front

What causes temperatures in the summer to be higher than temperatures in the winter?

Back

More of the Sun’s rays directly hit a particular region on Earth during the summer than during the winter.

Front

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

Back

High

Front

Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience the four seasons.

Back

Equator

Front

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

Back

Neap

Front

At an Equinox, the area of Earth lit by sunlight is equal in both hemispheres, which produces...

Back

an equal amount of daylight and nighttime.

Front

The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun makes the water in the oceans bulge, causing a continuous change between _____ and ______ tide.

Back

high; low

Front

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

Back

Spring

Front

In the United States we have summer in July. Which season will Australia have at the same time in July?

Back

Winter

Front

The seasons on the Earth are the result of –

Back

the tilt of the Earth and its orbit around the Sun.