Earth-Sun-Moon System Review

Which best explains why Earth has tides?

• Earth orbits the Sun.

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth.

• The Moon has a gravitational pull on Earth.

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Where do Earth’s oceans bulge in response to the Moon’s gravitational attraction to produce tides?

• the side facing the Moon

• the side opposite the Moon

• the sides at right angles to the Moon

• the sides facing and opposite the Moon

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What does Earth’s rotation on its axis cause?

• a year

• the seasons

• day and night

• solar eclipse

What type of tides occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are aligned as shown in the diagram below?

• Summer tides

• Neap tides

• Spring tides

• Lunar tides

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Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit at an angle of:

• 90 degrees.

• 45.4 degrees.

• 30 degrees.

• 23.5 degrees.

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Earth has seasons because:

• its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.

• the temperature of the sun changes.

• it rotates on its axis.

• the distance between Earth and the sun changes.

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During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• new moon

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

• full moon

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Each planet moves around the sun in a path the shape of a(n):

• circle

• spiral

• ellipse

• diamond

The time when the sun is directly above the equator, and daylight hours are equal to nighttime hours is called a(n):

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Hemisphere

• Neap tide

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The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west because:

• The Earth rotates in a counter clockwise direction

• The Earth always spins to the east of the moon

• The Sun is located in the East region of our galaxy

• The Earth rotates in a clockwise direction