seasons -phases - eclipses - tides Pages 615-620, 456-458, 436-8

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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 

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

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

Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water

If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

• 2 hours
• 6 hours
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see? 

• high 
• low 
• none
• spring 

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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

When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• Summer

When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• First Quarter
• Third Quarter