Unit 4.5 - Tides & Seasons on Earth

Why is it warmer in the summer?

• Closer to the sun
• More direct light from Earth's tilt
• Stronger light from the sun
• Earth spins slower

If it's ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & revolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

In spring/fall, the axis of the earth is pointed ___________ the sun?

• towards
• Neither away or toward
• away from
• Both away and toward

Phases of the Moon depend on how much _____.

• distance is between Earth and the Moon
• of the lighted side of the Moon faces Earth
• shadow Earth makes on the Moon
• shadow the Moon makes on Earth

Which number is a waxing gibbous moon?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Which number shows a waning crescent moon?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

The lunar cycle is completed in about a month because _____.

• the Moon rotates once on its axis
• Earth revolves once around the Sun
• the Sun makes one full orbit
• the Moon revolves once around Earth