Earth & Environmental Science Final Exam Study Guide

What is the theory that the Solar System developed from a cloud of dust and gas?

• The Big Bang Theory

• The Solar Nebula Theory

• Gravitational Collapse Theory

• The Inertia Theory

At what point or time of year is Earth closest to the sun?

• .Early March, when it is spring for the southern hemisphere.

• Mid November, when it is winter for the southern hemisphere.

• Late July, when it is summer for the northern hemisphere.

• Early January, when it is winter for the northern hemisphere.

What is responsible for the seasonal changes on earth?

• The ocean currents.

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

• The tilt of the earth's axis.

• The movement of air masses.

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What causes the earth to experience tides? What are the 2 main types of tides?

• The gravitational interaction of Earth, the Moon and the Sun.

• Fall Tide and Neap Tide.

• Spring Tide and Neap Tide.

• Solar Tide and Lunar Tide.

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What causes earth to experience days and years?

• The days are caused by the rotation of the Earth on it's axis, while the years are caused by the revolution of the Earth around the Sun.

• The day/night and the years are both caused by precession.

• The days are caused by the revolution of the Earth on it's axis, while the years are caused by the rotation of the Earth around the Sun.

• The day/night and the years are both caused by nutation.