SCIENCE IV TERM GENERAL REVIEW

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

What is a revolution?

• standing still
• spinning in place about an axis
• bouncing to another object
• one object moving around another object

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

How long does it take the Earth to do the rotation movement?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 24 hours + 6 hours

• 28 days

Day and night is caused by the . . .

• revolution of Earth around the Sun
• orbit of Earth around the Moon
• rotation of earth on its axis.
• rotation of the Moon on it's axis

As the Earth travels around the sun, the tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the. . . 

• months
• day and night
• seasons
• years

According to the image...

• It's summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere

• It's autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere

• It's winter in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere

• It's spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere

What are ocean tides?

• Long waves due to the gravitational pull of the moon only.
• Long period waves caused by wind.
• Short period waves caused by wind. 
• Long waves due to the gravitational pull between the Earth,sun and the moon

What is a high tide?

• Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

How many hours are there between the low tide and the high tide?

• 4

• 12

• 6

• 24