DCA #3

The Earth's ocean tides are caused by

• The spin of the Earth

• the gravitational pull and the attraction of the Moon and the Sun

• the distance of the Earth and Sun

• the orbit of the Moon around Earth

The spinning of Earth on its axis which causes day and night is called ____________.

• rotation

• axis

• winter

• hemisphere

The movement of the Earth around the Sun which causes seasons is called a ______________.

• moon

• season

• revolution

• spin

Which hemisphere is the United States located in?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What season occurs when the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, the sunlight is indirect and the hours of sunlight are less?

• Summer

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

When the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the sunlight is direct and the hours of sunlight are more.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

When both day and night are the same length. Occurs in the Spring and Fall.

• Solstice

• Night

• Equinox

• Day

If the Earth suddenly stopped having seasons, what could be the likely cause?

• the Earth is no longer tilted

• the Moon disappeared

• the Earth's rotation has increased

• the Earth has moved farther away from the sun

What is the definition of tides?

• a tornado that goes fast

• tides are a water level that goes up and stays up for years

• the cyclical rise and fall of sea levels

• a really big wave

What type of Tide has a 90 degree angle?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• tidal range

• sun