End of Year Earth Science

What causes day and night?

• revolution of Earth
• rotation of Earth
• orbit of Earth
• The moon blocks the Sun

What are the reasons for the seasons?

• Earth's tilt and rotation.
• Earth's rotation and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and revolution.
• Earth's tilt and resolution

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

• Northern hemisphere
• Southern hemisphere

The reasons we have seasons is because the Earth is _______

• pie
• tilted
• melting
• water

What would the seasons on Earth be like if earth's axis were not tilted?

• Changing constantly
• The same all year - not much change
• WInter all the time
• Summer all the time

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

After a high tide occurs, how long will it take for the next  high tide?

• 12 hours
• 6 hours 
• 12 days 
• 6 days 

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold
• Warm 
• Freezing
• Fresh

What does symbol # 1 mean?

• stationary front
• occluded front
• warm front
• cold front