The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Which of the following causes the ocean’s tides?

• The Earth's spinning makes the oceans slosh like a bathtub.

• The Earth's gravity pulling on the moon.

• The Sun and Moons gravity pulling on the Earth.

• The Sun's gravity pulling on the moon.

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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Which diagram(s) BEST represent(s) the position of the Moon during a New moon?

• A

• B

• C

• A and C

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How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

• 150 million years

• 10 seconds

• 8 minutes

• Sandwich

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When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a (a)  

• lunar eclipse

• waxing moon

• solar eclipse

• sun rise

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Name this phase of the moon.

• waning crescent

• waxing crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing gibbous

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What Moon phases do spring tides occur?

• new and full

• 1st & 3rd quarters

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If the Earth rotated slower, how would that affect the length of the day?

• longer day

• shorter day

• same time,  24 hours

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What Moon phases do neap tides occur?

• new and full

• 1st & 3rd quarters

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Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same

• the moon is larger than the sun

• tides are not caused by the moon

• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

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