Tides, Seasons, Earth's Rotation and Revolution Study Guide

What is the rise and fall of the surface levels of Earth’s ocean water?

• Tides
• Solstice
• Equinox
• Eclipse

What causes tides?

• Earth's tilt
• Moon's Tilt
• Sun's tilt
• Earth's Rotation

During which moon phase do the highest high tides and the lowest low tides occur?

• New/Full
• Full/Quarter
• New/Quarter
• Crescent/Gibbous

Why does the moon have a greater effect on tides than the Sun?

• It is larger 
• It is closer
• It is smaller
• It is farther

Why do high tides and low tides at Pawley’s Island, SC not occur at the same times everyday?

• Earth is revolving
• Sun is revolving
• Moon is rotating

When high tides are higher and low tides are lower these are called ________ tides.

• Spring
• Neap
• Quarter
• Crescent

During which moon phases do the high tides not rise as high and the low tide not drop as low?

• Neap
• Spring
• Quarter
• Crescent

Earth's Rotation

• 27 days
• 23.5 days
• 24 days
• 24 hours

Earth's Revolution

• 365 seconds
• 365 days
• 365.25 days
• 366 days

What is Earth’s tilt?

• 23.5 
• 22.5
• 25.3
• 90