Quizs: Seasons and Tides

Name the moon phase

• First quarter

• Last quarter

• New moon

• Full moon

The moon phases occur because...

• The moon grows and gets smaller.

• The moon revolves around the earth.

• The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.

• The moon produces its own light.

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

• Some waves and currents.

• High tides and low tides.

• The moon phases.

• Sea levels.

Why is the Equator warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.

• Because it receives the most direct sunlight

• Because no clouds form here.

• Because it is far from the sun

During which moon phases will Earth experience the strongest, or greatest difference between high and low tides?

• First Quarter and Full Moon

• First Quarter and Last Quarter

• New Moon and Full Moon

• New Moon and Last Quarter

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

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

• It is winter

• It is summer

• It is spring

• It is fall

The moon affects...

• The earth's rotation

• The seasons

• The tides

• The sun's rotation

The path Earth follows revolving around the Sun is called ________

• Orbit

• Axis

• Equator

• Prime meridian

Neap tides occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are

• At a 90 degree angle

• In a straight line