Quick Quiz Review

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which one is NOT a reason we have seasons?

• the earth's gravitational pull 
• the earth's tilt
• how high the sun gets 
• the movement of the earth around the sun

Which of the following best describes solstice.

• Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
• December 21-22
• June 21-22
• All of the above

What season is depicted in the picture?

• summer
• winter
• fall 
• spring

Which is NOT a reason why lunar eclipses are more commonly seen than solar eclipses.

• The Earth's shadow is larger on the moon that the moon is on Earth.
  Lunar eclipses last for a longer period of time.
• The Earth's shadow is larger on the moon that the moon is on Earth.
• Solar eclipses are only visible in a small strip of degrees latitude.
• The Earth's orbit and the moon's orbit is the same.

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

When are the neap tides occurring on this graph?

• When the high tides are highest
• When the low tides are lowest
• During full and new moon phases
• During the 1st and 3rd quarter moon phases