Quiz about Seasons, Lunar Effects, and Gravity

Question 1

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

Answer

Southern hemisphere

Question 2

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

Accepted Answer

neap

Answer

high

Answer

low

Answer

spring

Question 3

Which diagram shows the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a spring tide?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 4

Jenny knows that when it is daytime on one part of Earth, it is nighttime on another. What makes daylight turn to darkness?

Accepted Answer

the rotation of Earth

Answer

the tilt of Earth on its axis

Answer

Earth revolving around the Sun

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the Sun traveling away from Earth

Question 5

Which statement best explains why the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?

Accepted Answer

The Earth rotates counter-clockwise on its axis

Answer

The Earth revolves around the Sun

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The moon orbits the Earth

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The Sun revolves around the Earth

Question 6

If it is spring in the southern hemisphere, what season is the northern hemisphere having?

Accepted Answer

fall

Answer

summer

Answer

winter

Answer

spring

Question 7

As the moon orbits/revolves around the Earth is pulls on different parts of Earth causing _________?

Accepted Answer

Tides

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Waves

Answer

Seasons

Question 8

If there is a New Moon on August 24th, when will the next new moon take place?

Accepted Answer

September 22

Answer

August 31

Answer

September 7

Answer

September 12

Question 9

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

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25.3

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30.2

Answer

24

Question 10

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

It is winter.

Answer

It is summer.

Answer

It is spring.

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It is fall.

Question 11

The term equinox means....

Accepted Answer

equal amount of day light and equal amount of night

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Equal amount of winter and summer

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Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone

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The longest day of the year

Question 12

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

Accepted Answer

solstice dates

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equinox dates

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the moon is full

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the cold fronts blow in

Question 13

Why is the Equator warmest?

Accepted Answer

Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 14

In spring/summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neither away or toward

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towards

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away

Question 15

Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?

Accepted Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Question 16

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 17

What phase comes BEFORE this one?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

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Third Quarter

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First Quarter

Question 18

What phase comes AFTER this one?

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Third Quarter

Question 19

What phase comes AFTER this one?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Third Quarter

Question 20

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 21

A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

Accepted Answer

Full moon

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New moon

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Waxing moon

Question 22

A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

Accepted Answer

New moon

Answer

Full moon

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Quarter moon

Question 23

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

Accepted Answer

The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

Answer

The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

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Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

Question 24

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

Accepted Answer

Spring tides

Answer

Neap tides

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Normal tides

Question 25

What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?

Accepted Answer

Neap tides

Answer

Spring tides

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Normal tides

Question 26

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

Accepted Answer

Neap tides

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Spring tides

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Normal tides

Question 27

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

Accepted Answer

Spring

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Neap

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Normal

Question 28

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

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Decreases

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Increases

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Stays the same

Question 29

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

Accepted Answer

Model A

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Model B

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Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

Question 30

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

Accepted Answer

rotation

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orbit

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revolution

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tide

Question 31

Planets that are closer to the sun

Accepted Answer

take less time to orbit

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take more time to orbit

Question 32

Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?

Accepted Answer

System B

Answer

System A

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Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B

Question 33

How does changing the distance of the string in the model represent the orbits of the planets?

Accepted Answer

the longer the string, the longer the orbit time of a planet

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the longer the string means the larger the planet

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the shorter the string, the longer the orbit time of the planet

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the shorter the string, the smaller the planet

Question 34

The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because the

Accepted Answer

Moon rotates once as it completes one

revolution around Earth

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Moon's period of rotation is longer than its

period of revolution around Earth

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Moon's period of rotation is shorter than its

period of revolution around Earth

Answer

Moon does not rotate as it completes one

revolution around Earth

Question 35

Planets closer to the sun orbit faster because...

Accepted Answer

They are pulled more strongly by the sun's gravity

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The distance is smalller

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They are smaller with less mass

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They actually go slower

Question 36

Which of the following is true of the force of gravity?

Accepted Answer

When the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned the tides are highest.

Answer

The Sun exerts a greater force on the Earth than the Earth does on the Sun.

Answer

The Sun is the dominant cause of the Earths tides.

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When the Sun and Moon are at right angles relative to the Earth the tides are highest.

Question 37

What are the reasons for the season?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt & revolution

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Earth's tilt & rotation

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Earth's rotation & rovolution

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Earth's tilt & resolution

Question 38

What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer

Accepted Answer

Earth tilts toward the sun in summer

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Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer

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Earth's revolves slower in summer

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Earth is closer to the sun

Question 39

Why is it warmer in the summer?

Accepted Answer

More direct light from Earth's tilt

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Closer to the sun

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Stronger light from the sun

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Earth spins slower

Question 40

What season is depicted in the picture?

Accepted Answer

summer

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winter

Answer

fall

Answer

spring

Question 41

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

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Question 42

What season is depicted in the picture?

Accepted Answer

winter

Answer

summer

Answer

fall

Answer

spring

Question 43

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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phase

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comet

Question 44

The further you go away from the equator, the...

Accepted Answer

...less direct the sunlight is.

Accepted Answer

...the cooler the temperatures are.

Answer

...more direct the sunlight is.

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...the warmer the temperatures are.

Question 45

How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?

Accepted Answer

365.25 days

Answer

24 hours

Answer

28 days

Answer

A lunar month

Question 46

What would happen if Earth's axis was not tilted, but straight up and down.

Accepted Answer

The Earth would not have seasons

Answer

The Earth would stop spinning

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At the equator there would be 24 hours of daylight

Answer

The daylight temperature at the North Pole would be the same as the equator

Question 47

When it is summer in the southern hemisphere, it is...

Accepted Answer

...winter in the northern hemisphere.

Answer

...summer in the northern hemisphere.

Answer

...fall in the northern hemisphere.

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...spring in the southern hemisphere.

Seasons, Lunar Effects, and Gravity

50 questions

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

Which diagram shows the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a spring tide?

Jenny knows that when it is daytime on one part of Earth, it is nighttime on another. What makes daylight turn to darkness?

Natalie observed the Moon over a couple of weeks. Each night, the Moon appeared a little fuller. Natalie wants to predict which phase of the moon she can expect to see in the next few days. Based on Natalie’s observations, which phase of the moon will appear next?

Which statement best explains why the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?

If it is spring in the southern hemisphere, what season is the northern hemisphere having?

As the moon orbits/revolves around the Earth is pulls on different parts of Earth causing _________?

If there is a New Moon on August 24th, when will the next new moon take place?

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