Seasons & Tides Test Review

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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During which two moon phases do Spring Tides take place?

• New and Full
• 1st and 3rd Quarters
• Waxing and Waning
• 1st Quarter and Full

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From a New moon to Full moon, what happens to the amount of light we see?

• It increases
• It decreases
• Nothing changes

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

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The term equinox means....

• equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
• Equal amount of winter and summer
• Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
• The longest day of the year

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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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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Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis

• Rotation
• Compass
• Sundail
• Movement

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In the summer, many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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