The gravitational pull of the Moon is responsible for visible changes on the surface of Earth. Which of the following is caused by the pull of the Moons gravity?

A diagram is provided.Which of the following is most responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

Katherine is drawing a model of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon to represent a solar eclipse. A diagram of her drawing is provided. If Katherine wanted to represent a solar eclipse, at what position should she place the Moon?

Which of the following aspects of the solar system contributes most to the motion of the planets?

Lucia and Junior observe the Moon every night for a month. They notice that the Moon changes shapes each night. Which of the following best explains why Lucia and Junior see various Moon shapes throughout the month?

Tides are the result of forces exerted on Earths oceans, mostly by which celestial body?

The relative positions and rotations of the Sun and Earth cause many of the phenomena experienced on Earth. A diagram is provided.Which of the following creates the night-and-day cycle experienced on Earth?

A diagram of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun is provided. The diagram shows the relative position of the Moon at various times in the lunar cycle.We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the Moon moves between which two phases?

The Sun is a star that Earth and the other planets revolve around. The Sun has a large gravitational pull. The gravitational attraction of the Sun contributes most to which of the following?

To move in a curved path around a center

The path that an object takes as it travels around another object

To turn around an axis or center

One of four quarters of a year that are characterized by changes in temperature and weather

The _______________________ of Earth on its ____________________ causes day and night.

One reason Earth experiences four different _______________________________ is the 23.5º ________________________of Earth’s axis.

A second reason Earth experiences _____________________________________is that Earth __________________________ around the Sun.

The drawing below shows Earth's revolution around the Sun. Based on the drawing, what season are students in Florida experiencing when

Earth is at position 1?

What would be the resulting condition if Earth's axis was perpendicular to the Sun?

The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the

Southern Hemisphere occur on the day when the Sun appears farthest north.

How do the days for each hemisphere compare during this time?

What change would occur if Earth's rate of rotation significantly increased?

Galileo Galilei, who has been called the Father of Modern Science, once said, "In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual." What does Galileo's statement indicate about

scientific information?

Use the diagram below, which shows Earth in orbit around the Sun, and the Moon in orbit around Earth, to answer the following two questions.

M1, M2, M3, and M4 indicate positions of the Moon in its orbit. Letter A indicates a location on Earth's surface.

An observer at location A on Earth views the Moon when it is at position M1. Which phase of the Moon will the observer see?

Use the diagram below, which shows Earth in orbit around the Sun, and the Moon in orbit around Earth, to answer the following two questions.

M1, M2, M3, and M4 indicate positions of the Moon in its orbit. Letter A indicates a location on Earth's surface.

At which Moon position could a solar eclipse be seen from Earth?

Consuela lives on the east coast of Florida where she notices a neap tide that occurs twice a month.

Which two of the four Moon positions shown above will cause neap tides?

Why does the Moon have a greater effect on the tides than the Sun?

The graph below shows the high tide levels for each day in July. On which of the following days would you predict that a full moon occurred?