Tides and Seasons

______ Tides, tides that are weaker than normal, happen when the Moon is at 1st or last quarter phase & the sun & moon interfere with

• Spring

• High

• Low

• Neap

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Neap tides, relatively weak tides, occur when the Moon is in position(s)

• A

• B

• A and C

• B and D

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Tides are caused by

• Gravity

• Heat

• Waves

• Winds

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Large tides, called spring tides, are experienced in the Earth's oceans when the moon is in position

• A

• B and D

• B

• A and C

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If you live in the southern hemisphere, what season would you be experiencing in position C this diagram?

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

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Which position represents spring in the southern hemisphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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If the earth were not tilted on its axis, what would be the result?

• Day length would be less than 24 hours.

• Both sides of the moon would be visible.

• Temperatures would be constant year round.

• The length of the year would be more than 365 days.

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Earth's seasons are influenced by the Earth's tilt on its axis as well as its _____________ around the Sun

• Revolution

• Barycenter

• Precession

• Rotation

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The picture shows us how the Sun's rays strike Earth. Because of the Earth's tilt on its axis, some parts of Earth are having summer and others, winter. What letter or letters on the Earth are experiencing summer?

• B

• C

• B and C

• C and D

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The longest day of the year occurs during the June solstice for locations in the Northern hemisphere. The ________________ causes seasonal variations in day length to all locations outside of the equator.

• spin of the Earth on its axis

• position of the Earth on its path around the sun

• position of the Earth relative to the position of the moon

• tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of the ecliptic

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