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Worksheets3.08.23 | Physics Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What causes neap tides?
The relative position of the sun and moon to the earth cancel out their gravitation effect on the tides.
The relative position of mercury and moon to the earth cancel out their gravitation effect on the tides.
The relative position of the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth, causing minimal tides.
What causes tides?
The gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun.
The tilt of the earth as it orbits the sun.
The gravity of the moon only.
The rotation of the earth along with its tilt as it orbits the sun.
The moon shown here is a..
Waning gibbous
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
When the light is seen on the right side of the moon it is..
Waxing
Waning
A crescent
A gibbous
During a solar eclipse..
The moon is between the sun and the earth.
The earth is between the sun and the moon.
Mercury is between the sun and the earth.
The moon is on the other side of the sun.
What causes the changes in seasons?
The sun is closer to earth in the summer months.
When the earth's axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere.
Seasons are random and not predictable.
