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Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

• 24 hours
• 12.5 hours
• 25 hours
• 6.25 hours

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How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 29.5 days

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...

• The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees
• The moon is too small
• The moon's orbital distance changes
• All choices

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Which statement best compares the intensity and angle of insolation at noon on March 21 and June 21?

• The intensity and angle of insolation are greatest on March 21.
• The intensity and angle of insolation are greatest on June 21
• The intensity of insolation is greatest on June 21 and the angle of insolation is greatest on March 21.
• The intensity of insolation is greatest on March 21 and the angle of insolation is greatest on June 21.

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What is this movement?

• axis
• equator
• rotation
• revolution

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At which position would people on Earth see a New Moon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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To complete one year’s time, the Earth makes one complete _____.

• Revolution around the Moon.

• Rotation around the Moon.

• Revolution around the Sun.

• Revolution around Mars.

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Which term means light is increasing?

• crescent

• waning

• gibbous

• waxing

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Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

• distance from the sun

• rotation of the earth

• change in solar output

• tilt of the earth's axis

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