Orbits, Seasons, Moon Phases, & Tides (Unit 6)

Which best demonstrates rotation?

• The Earth spinning on its axis

• The Earth moving around the Sun

• The Moon moving around the Earth

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How does the moon affect the Earth's tides?

• It doesn't

• It creates the ocean currents as it revolves around the Earth

• Its gravitational pull on Earth's oceans creates high and low tides

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What kind of eclipse is this?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Full Moon

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What statement is NOT true about revolution?

• Requires two objects (one circling another)

• Earth turning on its axis every 24 hours

• The Earth moves around the Sun once every 365 days

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What is most responsible for the Earth's seasons?

• The rotation of the Earth in a 24 hour period

• The Moon's gravitational pull on the Earth

• The tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the Sun

• The Sun moves closer to the Earth during the summer.

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According to this diagram, the northern hemisphere is experiencing ​​​ (a)   while the southern hemisphere is in ​ (b)   .

• summer
• winter
• Autumn
• Spring

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When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line, it creates the highest tidal range. What do we call this tide?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• Equinox Tide

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What two positions is the Moon in during these tides?

• Waning Gibbous & Waxing Gibbous

• First Quarter & Third Quarter

• New Moon & Full Moon

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Match the appropriate unit of measurement to the correct situation

• Measuring the distance from the Asteroid Belt to Jupiter

• Light Years

• 1 Light Year

• Represents how far light can travel in 1 year's time

• 1 Astronomical Unit (AU)

• Astronomical Units

• Measuring the distance between Earth and a neighboring solar system

• Represents the average distance between the Earth and the Sun

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What is the attraction between any two objects with mass called?

• Electromagnetic Fields

• Gravity

• Orbits

• Density

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