The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

• axis
• moon
• constellation
• orbit

What causes Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's rotation
• the revolution of the Moon
• Earth's distance from the Sun

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The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

• night and day
• constellations
• Earth's seasons
• the phases of the moon

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It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

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It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

• 365 days
• 365 hours
• 28 days
• 24 hours

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Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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If the Sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater affect on tides?

• The Sun's gravity does not affect water.

• The moon is much closer than the sun.

• Although the moon is smaller than the sun, it has more mass.

• The earth blocks the suns gravitational pull.

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