"Days, Seasons & Tides" Quiz E1.1

Day and night are caused by … 

• the Earth completing a full orbit around the Sun.

• the rotation of Earth on its axis.

• the Sun completing a full orbit around the Earth.

• the rotation of the Sun on its axis.

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Which of the following statements about gravity in the Earth-Moon system is true?

• The Earth and the Moon exert a gravitational force on each other which affect the tides on Earth.

• Earth exerts a gravitational force on the Moon which only affects the tides on the Moon.

• Neither Earth nor the Moon exerts a gravitational force on the other.

• The Moon exerts a gravitational force on Earth only.

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What causes temperatures in the summer to be higher than temperatures in the winter?

• Volcanic activity is at its peak during the summer, resulting in elevated temperatures on Earth.

• More of the Sun’s rays directly hit a particular region on Earth during the summer than during the winter.

• The Earth is closer in distance to the Sun during the summer than it is during the winter.

• The greenhouse effect, which raises temperatures on Earth, takes place during the summer months only.

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Look at the diagram.

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

• High

• Low

• Wet

• Dry

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Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience the four seasons.

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Solar Eclipse

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Look at the diagram.

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

• Spring

• Neap

• Summer

• Winter

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At an Equinox, the area of Earth lit by sunlight is equal in both hemispheres, which produces …

• more daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.

• an equal amount of daylight and nighttime.

• less daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.

• an unequal amount of daylight and nighttime.

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The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun makes the water in the oceans bulge, causing a continuous change between _____ and ______ tide.

• high; low

• small; tall

• high; tall

• small; low

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When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in this way, which type of tide will Earth have?

• Spring

• Neap

• Summer

• Winter

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In the United States we have summer in July.

Which season will Australia have at the same time in July?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall/Autumn

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