Earth, Sun, and Moon Relationships Review

The spinning of the Earth on its axis is known as ...

• Rotation

• Revolution

• An Orbit

• Inertia

The movement of one object around another is defined as ...

• Revolution

• Rotation

• An orbit

• Inertia

The different amounts of light you see on the Moon as it goes around the Earth is known as....

• Spring Tides

• Neap Tides

• Moon Phases

• Eclipses

Less than average tides occurring 1st and 3rd quarters of the moon are known as...

• Neap Tides

• Spring Tides

• Seasons

• Moon Phases

Which of the following is defined as "A partial or total blocking of one object in space"?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Eclipse

• Orbit

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass is called ....

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Tides

• Moon Phases

Which of the following words means "Relating to or determined by the Sun"?

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Solar

• Lunar

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in the picture?

• Summer

• Fall

• Spring

• Winter

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other
• Above each other
• In alignment

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull