Test Review for Tides and Seasons 2026

The term used to describe when the Earth spins on an axis is...

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• retrograde

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The movement of the moon around the Earth

• The movement of the Sun around the Earth

• The tilt of the Earth's axis is it goes around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What season is it when the Earth is tlted toward the sun?

• summer

• fall

• winter

• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which two seasons is the Earth's axis not tilted toward or away from the sun, giving mild temperatures & equal day and night?

• Fall & Spring

• Fall & Summer

• Spring & Summer

• Spring & Winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which season are the hours of night much longer than the hours of daylight?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 

• spring
• high
• low
• neap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• super tide

• spring tide

• neap tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• super tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which positions on Earth would give low tides?

• Z & X
• W & Y

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4