Weather, Seasons, Day/Night and Lunar Cycle Test review

Seasons are caused by...

• Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's revolution

If the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer, what is the southern hemisphere experiencing?

• winter
• summer
• fall
• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which season has the longest amount of sunlight?

• Summer
• Winter
• Autumn
• Spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

According to the diagram, the southern hemisphere is experiencing summer because

• The Southern hemisphere tilts towards the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

• The Southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun receiving less rays of sunlight.

• The axis is not tilted

• The Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun receiving more rays of sunlight.

Which lunar phase is represented in this picture

• 3rd quarter moon
• Full moon
• 1st quarter moon
• Waxing gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes day and night?

• Earth orbiting the sun

• Earth rotating on its axis

• Earth rotation around the moon

• The Sun revolving around the Earth

Spring tides occur on 1st and 3rd quarter moons

• True

• False, they occur on New and Full moons

• False, they occur on 1st quarter and waning crescent

• False, tides and moon phases have no correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which best describes a neap tide

• Occurs during a new moon or full moon

• Occurs during a 1st quarter or 3rd quarter moon

• Occurs during crescent moons

• Occurs during gibbous moons

Which season has the shortest amount of day light hours?

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Autumn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The turning or spin of Earth on its axis.

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Rounding
• Rousting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6