Quiz about Test Review for Tides and Seasons 2024

Question 1

The term used to describe when the Earth spins on an axis is...

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rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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retrograde

Question 2

What causes the seasons on Earth?

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The tilt of the Earth's axis is it goes around the sun

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The movement of the moon around the Earth

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The movement of the Sun around the Earth

Question 3

What season is it when the Earth is tlted toward the sun?

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summer

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fall

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winter

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spring

Question 4

During which two seasons is the Earth's axis not tilted toward or away from the sun, giving mild temperatures & equal day and night?

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Fall & Spring

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Fall & Summer

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Spring & Summer

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Spring & Winter

Question 5

During which season are the hours of night much longer than the hours of daylight?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 6

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

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neap

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high

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low

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spring

Question 7

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.

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spring

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high

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low

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neap

Question 8

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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neap tide

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super tide

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spring tide

Question 9

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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spring tide

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neap tide

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super tide

Question 10

Which positions on Earth would give low tides?

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W & Y

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Z & X

Question 11

What causes the Earth's ocean's tides?

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The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

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The Moon and Sun's light

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The Moon's gravity only

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Earth's rotation interacting with its revolution.

Question 12

Why is the Moon's influence on the tides stronger than the Sun's?

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The Moon is closer to the Earth

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The Sun is closer to the Earth

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The Moon is bigger than the Sun

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The Sun has no effect on Earth's tides

Question 13

Neap tides, relatively weak tides, occur when the Moon is in position(s)

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B and D

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A

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B

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A and C

Question 14

Tides are caused by

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Gravity

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Heat

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Waves

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Winds

Question 15

Large tides, called spring tides, are experienced in the Earth's oceans when the moon is in position

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A and C

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A

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B and D

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B

Question 16

If you live in the southern hemisphere, what season would you be experiencing in position C this diagram?

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Winter

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Fall

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Summer

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Spring

Question 17

Which position represents spring in the southern hemisphere?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 18

If the earth were not tilted on its axis, what would be the result?

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Temperatures would be constant year round.

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Day length would be less than 24 hours.

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Both sides of the moon would be visible.

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The length of the year would be more than 365 days.

Question 19

Earth's seasons are influenced by the Earth's tilt on its axis as well as its _____________ around the Sun

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Revolution

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Barycenter

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Precession

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Rotation

Question 20

The picture shows us how the Sun's rays strike Earth. Because of the Earth's tilt on its axis, some parts of Earth are having summer and others, winter. What letter or letters on the Earth are experiencing summer?

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C and D

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B

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C

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B and C

Question 21

How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?

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365 1/4 day

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24 hours

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1 week

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30 days

Question 22

What causes day and night?

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Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

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Tides

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Moon's orbit

Question 23

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

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Fall

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

Question 24

At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?

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Northern hemisphere

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Southern hemisphere

Question 25

The term equinox means....

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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 26

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

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It is winter.

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It is summer.

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It is spring.

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It is fall.

Question 27

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

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The equator always receives direct sunlight.

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The equator rotates slower than the poles.

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The equator remains the same distance from the sun.

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The equator has 18 hour days.

Question 28

In the summer, many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 29

The path of an object as it revolves around another object

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orbit

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revolution

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rotation

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gravity

Question 30

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

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Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 31

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

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winter

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spring

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summer

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fall

Question 32

In the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in Position D?

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Fall

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Spring

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Summer

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Winter

Question 33

In the Southern Hemisphere what season is it in position C?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 34

In the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in position C?

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Summer

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Spring

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Fall

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Winter

Question 35

What season is it in Position B in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

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Winter

Question 36

Spring Tides happen during which two moon phases?

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Full Moon and New Moon

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Full Moon and First Quarter

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First and Third Quarter

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Waxing Crescent and Waning Gibbous

Question 37

Neap Tides happen during what moon phases?

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First and Third Quarter

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Full Moon and Waxing Crescent

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New Moon and Full Moon

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Waxing Crescent and Waning Gibbous

Question 38

What is the angle degree of earth's tilt

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23.5

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25.5

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32.5

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Earth doesn't have a tile

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