The length of daylight changes as the seasons change during the year. What causes these changes in daylight?

• A. Earth's tilt on its axis

• B. the Sun's tilt on its axis

• C. Earth spinning on its axis

• D. the Sun spinning on its axis

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What positions of the moon (M) will create the greater tidal range?

• A. A or B

• B. A or C

• C. B or D

• D. B or C

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Which diagram most accurately represents the effect of the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's ocean tides?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

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What causes day and night?

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• Earth going around the sun

• Earth going around the moon

Which of these causes summer in the northern hemisphere?

• The Sun is closer to Earth during the summer.

• The North Pole is tilted away from the Sun during the summer.

• The northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight during the summer.

• Earth's northern axis is tilted away from the Sun during the summer.

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When you are getting up to go to school in Louisiana, a student on the other side of Earth is getting ready for bed. What is the reason for this?

• A. Earth revolves around the Sun.

• B. Earth rotates on its axis.

• C. The Sun rotates on its axis.

• D. The Moon revolves around Earth.

Summer is warmer than other seasons in the Northern Hemisphere because

• Earth is closer to the Sun.

• rays of sunlight are more direct.

• the Moon blocks fewer of the Sun's warming rays.

• more wind tends to come from warm areas near the equator.

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What season does the Southern Hemisphere experience when Earth and the Sun are in the positions shown?

• fall

• spring

• summer

• winter

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Which of the following statements best explains why it is warmer at the equator than at the North Pole?

• The equator has a larger area than the North Pole.

• The equator is closer to the Sun than the North Pole.

• The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole.

• The equator has more hours of daylight per year than the North Pole.

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What causes this apparent motion?

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of the Sun around Earth

• the Earth's distance from the Sun

• the properties of Earth's atmosphere

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