Seasons, Eclipses, and Tides - PS SOL Review

The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution
• rotation
• retrograde rotation
• orbit

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The time it takes a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun is called what?

• period of revolution
• day
• axis
• period of rotation

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Day and night are caused by...

• the tides
• the tilt of the Earth's axis
• the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

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What season does B represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

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What season does B represent?

• Summer
• Fall
• Winter 
• Spring

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When the South pole is tilted towards the Sun, it is...

• Summer in both hemispheres
• Winter in both hemispheres
• Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
• Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer in the Southern Hemisphere

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What occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Moon and the Sun?

• a new moon
• a lunar eclipse
• a full moon
• a solar eclipse

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When the moon completely blocks our view of the sun, it is called...

• a lunar eclipse

• a super moon

• a Solar eclipse

• Solar flare

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The image shows __________________

• lunar eclipse
• Full moon
• low tide
• solar eclipse

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Which phase is the Moon when in the position shown in the diagram?

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

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