6th Grade Seasons, Tides and the Earth/Moon System Unit 5

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

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• retrograde

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

• The movement of the moon around the Earth

• The movement of the Sun around the Earth

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

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

• Fall & Spring

• Fall & Summer

• Spring & Summer

• Spring & Winter

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 _{^{Which part of the Earth receives the most direct sunlight from our Sun?}}

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Both Poles

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

• super tide

• spring tide

• neap tide

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• super tide

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You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see? 

• high tide

• low tide

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Why are seasons in the reverse order in the Southern Hemisphere compared to the Northern Hemisphere?

• The seasons are not reverse, they are the same.

• They are reverse because the Southern hemisphere is farther away from the Sun when the Northern closer to it.

• They are reverse because when the Northern hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, the Southern is tilted away from the Sun.

• They are reverse because the Earth spins in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere.

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What causes the Earth's ocean's tides?

• The Moon and Sun's light

• The Moon's gravity only

• The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun

• Earth's rotation interacting with its revolution.

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How many high tides are there per day?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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