Seasons, Eclipses, and Tides - PS SOL Review

The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

• revolution

• rotation

• retrograde rotation

• orbit

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

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

What season does B represent?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter 

• Spring

What season does B represent?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter 

• Spring

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

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

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

• a lunar eclipse

• a super moon

• a Solar eclipse

• Solar flare

The image shows __________________

• lunar eclipse

• Full moon

• low tide

• solar eclipse

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

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• First Quarter Moon