Solar System and Tides Quiz

Who were the three essential scientists that were critical to the model of our solar system?

• Galileo, Newton, Kepler

• Kepler, Galileo, Copernicus

• Copernicus, Galileo, Newton

• Aristotle, Galileo, Copernicus

Jaelyn was performing an observation of the tides in the Atlantic ocean. She noticed that every two weeks, high tides were higher and low tides were lower. These events are called Spring Tides. What causes Spring Tides to occur?

• Every 1st and 3rd quarter the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at 90 degrees causing the tidal range to increase.

• Every waxing crescent and waxing gibbous cause the pull of the moon's gravity to increase.

• Every Full and New moon align allowing the gravitational pull to be stronger.

• The Earth being closer to the sun during spring.

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Over the summer break, Aiden went on a trip with his family to Alaska. While he was there he noticed that it almost never got dark. His father explained that during the summer, days were longer and nights were shorter, and that during winter nights were longer and days were shorter. What is the longest day of the year called?

• Solstice

• New moon

• Equinox

• Lunera

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Which small body in our solar system is made up of a nucleus of ice and dust and has a tail?

• asteroid

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteorite

When ancient astronomers studied the skies, they looked for patterns that they could use to understand nature and predict what would happen. People today still use those patterns to guide them. Which pattern is most important to farmers in deciding when to plant and harvest?

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the changing phases of the moon

• the alternating low and high tides

• the way Earth revolves around the sun

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Earth, the moon, and the sun can affect each other in many ways. The diagram shows Earth, the moon, and the sun lined up in one specific arrangement.

• a full moon

• a lunar eclipse

• a solar eclipse

• a winter solstice

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The different objects in our solar system affect each other in a number of ways. Which of the following describes one effect the moon has on Earth?

• changes in the seasons

• alternating low and high tides

• pattern of revolution around sun

• difference between night and day

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On August 21, 2017, the United States experienced the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918. How were the sun, the moon, and Earth arranged during this eclipse?

• The sun was between Earth and the moon.

• Earth was between the sun and the moon.

• The moon was between Earth and the sun.

• The sun, Earth, and the moon formed a right angle.

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Ancient scientists proposed many theories based not only on scientific observations, but also on religion and philosophy. These scientists, including Aristotle and Ptolemy, had developed an early model of the solar system. This model appeared to describe the motions they observed in the heavens. Which of the following objects is at the center of this model?

• sun

• star

• moon

• Earth

Maddie’s grandfather is a captain of a cargo ship. He prefers to navigate his ship through the moderate neap tides. At these times, the line between Earth and the sun is at a right angle to the line between Earth and the moon. Which phase or phases of the moon describe this alignment?

• first and third quarter

• first quarter only

• full moon only

• full moon and new moon

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