Sun, Moon and Earth Relationship

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.

• lunar eclipse
• phases
• solar eclipse
• spring

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What is responsible for the moon's illumination?

• infrared rays
• sunlight reflecting on the surace of the moon
• sunlight bouncing off the earth's atmosphere
• gamma rays

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Which is the MAIN cause of the ocean's tides?

• the tilt of the Earth's axis
• The earth's rotation on it's axis
• the gravitational pull of the moon,
• the uneven heating of the oceans by the sun

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

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

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

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

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What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
• Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

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What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

• Neap Tide
• Spring Tide
• Larger Change
• Smaller Change