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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Day and night are caused by ...
Earth's tilt on its axis
Earth's rotation on its axis
One revolution of Earth around the sun
Earth's rotation takes about ...
365 days
24 hours
1 month
Day and night are caused by ...
Earth's tilt on its axis
Earth's rotation on its axis
One revolution of Earth around the sun
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about...
365 days
1 day
1 month
Earth has seasons because ...
it rotates on its axis
the sun changes temperatures
the earth is tilted on its axis
When the North end of Earth's is tilted toward the sun, North America is experiencing ....
summer
winter
spring
fall
The phase of the moon you see depends on ...
whether or not an eclipse is occurring
where you are on Earth
how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces the Earth
For a solar eclipse to occur...
the moon must be directly behind the sun
the moon must be directly between the Earth and sun
the Earth must be directly between the moon and sun
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
new moon
first quarter
full moon
When are tides higher?
when sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a straight line
when the sun, Earth and moon are at a right angle
during the moons third quarter phase
The force that pulls to moon toward the Earth
velocity
gravity
tilt
What is an umbra?
total eclipse and darkest part of the moon's shadow
partial eclipse and less dark shadow
What is the main cause of tides?
Earth's revolution around the sun
the gravitational pull of the moon
Earth's tilted axis
From the New Moon phase to the Full Moon phase you see...
the amount of light stays about the same
a decreasing amount of light
an increasing amount of light
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
Full Moon
In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is ...
farthest south
farthest north
at the equator
Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth,
the far side of the moon is never visible
you see some phases more than others
the far side of the moon is visible
The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during
new moon and full moon phase.
new moon and first quarter phase.
first quarter and third quarter phase.
When do neap tides occur?
at new moon
when the sun’s pull is in the same direction as the moon’s
when the sun’s pull is at right angles to the moon’s
The two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits are
gravity and orbital speed.
gravity and velocity.
gravity and inertia.
When are tides the highest?
when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line
during a neap tide
when the moon is at a right angle to the sun
During a New Moon and a Full Moon, what is the alignment of the Earth, Sun, and Moon?
At a right angle
In a straight line
for a Neap Tide
