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What is a high tide?

• Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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If the earth didn't rotate on its axis.  What natural cycle would this affect?

• seasons
• tides
• day and night
• moon phases

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Earth is tilted on its

• axis
• side
• oval
• pole

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The season that comes before winter is?

• summer
• winter
• spring
• fall

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Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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El Cuy is a South American city located at 40 degrees south latitude. During which month would the coldest day most likely occur at this location?

• May
• November
• July
• January

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A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

• solar
• lunar

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The diagram below shows four positions in Earth's orbit around the sun.

The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in --

• Position 1

• Position 2

• Position 3

• Position 4

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What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when the Southern Hemisphere is tilted directly toward the Sun?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

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