Earth, Moon, Sun Review

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

• 25.3 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 28.5 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

What season is March 21st?

• Spring
• Fall
• Summer
• Winter

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

Tides are mostly affected by ___________

• wind
• gravitational pull of moon
• waves gravitation toward land
• rain

What is a high tide?

• Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon 
• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon 
• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon 

In which picture is the person experiencing the highest tide?

• Picture A
• Picture B
• Picture C
• Picture D

In which picture is the person experiencing the lowest tide?

• Picture A
• Picture B
• Picture C
• Picture D

What do we call a tide that has a large range between the high and low tides?

• gravity tide
• wind tide
• spring tide
• neap tide

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide