6.e.1.1

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

• equinox dates
• the moon is full
• solstice dates
• the cold fronts blow in

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun
• rotation of the earth
• change in solar output
• tilt of the earth's axix

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun and moon are at a ninety - degree angle compared to the Earth.

• high

• neap

• low

• spring

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon

• Venus

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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

• neap tide

• spring tide

• low tide

• high tide