Quiz about Seasons, Tides, Eclipses, and Gravity

Question 1

The spinning of the Earth on its axis

Accepted Answer

Rotation

Answer

Revolution

Answer

Orbit

Answer

Inertia

Question 2

The movement of one object around another

Accepted Answer

revolution

Answer

rotation

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orbit

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inertia

Question 3

Because of the tilt of the Earth, as it revolves around the sun, this happens

Accepted Answer

Seasons

Answer

Inertia

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Neap Tides

Question 4

The amount of light you see on the moon as it goes around the Earth

Accepted Answer

Moon Phases

Answer

Spring Tides

Answer

Neap Tides

Answer

Eclipses

Question 5

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Inertia

Answer

Tides

Answer

Moon Phases

Question 6

The rise and fall of ocean water

Accepted Answer

Tides

Answer

Neap Tides

Answer

Spring Tides

Answer

Eclipses

Question 7

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Summer

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Fall

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Spring

Question 8

Which type of Eclipse is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Lunar

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Solar

Question 9

Which type of Eclipse is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Solar

Answer

Lunar

Question 10

A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

Accepted Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

Answer

Gibbous moon

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Quarter moon

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

Answer

3rd Quarter

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1st Quarter

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New Moon

Question 12

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth's tides than the Sun because...

Accepted Answer

the moon is closer to the earth

Answer

the moon is smaller than the Sun

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the moon revolves around the earth

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the moon is farther from the earth

Question 13

What is gravity?

Accepted Answer

A force

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Energy

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A push

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All of them

Question 14

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

Accepted Answer

mass & distance

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mass & weight

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density & mass

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volume & distance

Question 15

When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

Accepted Answer

when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

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when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

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when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

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when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

Question 16

How long does it take for Earth to make 1 revolution?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

24 hours

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1 month

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1 day

Question 17

Besides phases, what are 2 other events that the moon causes on Earth?

Accepted Answer

tides and eclipses

Answer

tides and earthquakes

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eclipses and volcanoes

Answer

seasons and eclipses

Question 18

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Sun

Answer

Saturn

Answer

Venus

Question 19

When the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, Antarctica will experience

Accepted Answer

more indirect rays and shorter days

Answer

more indirect rays and longer days

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more direct rays and shorter days

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more direct rays and longer days

Question 20

When the side of the moon facing the Earth is dark it is a

Accepted Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

Question 21

How are winter days in the Northern Hemisphere different from winters in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere, winter lasts from December to March and in the Southern Hemisphere, it lasts from June to September.

Answer

Winter days are short in the Northern Hemisphere and long in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Northern Hemisphere winters are cold; Southern Hemisphere winters are hot.

Answer

In the Northern Hemisphere, winter lasts from June to September; in the Southern Hemisphere it lasts from December to March.

Question 22

Why do we see phases of the moon?

Accepted Answer

As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different portions of the lit side.

Answer

The tilt of Earth's axis as it rotates.

Answer

The moon lights different portions of its surface throughout the month.

Answer

The moon revolves and rotates at the same rate.

Question 23

Where does the moon get its light?

Accepted Answer

Sun's reflection

Answer

Earth's reflection

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The moon produces its own light

Question 24

Because of the tilt of the Earth, as it revolves around the sun, this happens

Accepted Answer

Seasons

Answer

Inertia

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Neap Tides

Question 25

Newton concluded that what 2 things combine to keep Earth in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around Earth?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Accepted Answer

Inertia

Answer

Tides

Answer

Moons

Seasons, Tides, Eclipses, and Gravity

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