Celestial Cycles

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.

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Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called...

• rotation
• revolution
• orbit

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The earth's tilt is ______________degrees.

• 0
• 90
• 23.5
• 41

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How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full cycle?

• 27
• 29.5
• 28
• 20

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What causes day and night? 

• Tilt 
• Rotation 
• Sun 
• Revolution 

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Which of the following pictures represents low tide? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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Which shows these according to gravitational pull, strongest to weakest?

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Sun, Moon, Earth

• Earth, Sun, Moon

• Sun, Earth, Moon

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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