Seasons and Tides Review

Front

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

Back

It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas.

Front

What hemisphere do you live in if you are in the northern part of the world?

Back

Northern Hemisphere.

Front

What type of tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line?

Back

Spring tide.

Front

If it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

Back

Fall.

Front

What are daily changes in ocean water called?

Back

Tides.

Front

What is the main reason for the changing seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis.

Front

What are the two types of tides that occur during a lunar cycle?

Back

Spring tides and neap tides.

Front

What season follows summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

Fall.

Front

What is the equator?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Front

What happens during a spring tide?

Back

The difference between high and low tide is the greatest.