Final Benchmark Review

What does the Nebula theory explain?

• The formation of the moon.
• The formation of the universe
• The formation of the solar system
• The formation of our galaxy

What season is letter A?

• Winter
• Summer
• Spring
• Fall

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation on its axis
• Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun
• Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
• Earth's tilt and the moon's gravity

What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

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

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

• Sun
• Mars
• Moon 
• Venus

Tides are mostly affected by ___________

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

In which picture is the person experiencing the lowest tide?

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

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

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

If Earth rotated slower, we would have...

• shorter days.
• longer days.
• shorter years.
• longer years.

Which element has 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons.

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Neon
• Carbon