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What causes day and night
a) Rotation
b) Revolution
c) Tilt
d) The Moon

Why do the tides change based on the time of the month
a) The suns gravity changes overtime
b) The moons gravity pulls on the earth and causes the tieds to rise and fall
c) The earths tides never change
d) Monkey

What moon phases cause Neap tide (not noticeable changes in the water depth)
a) 3rd Quarter and Full
b) New and Full
c) 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter
d) 1st Quarter and New

What is the tilt of the earth on its axis
a) 23.5
b) 30
c) 90
d) 0

What is responsible for the seasons
a) The tilt only
b) Revolution only
c) the sun getting hotter at certain times
d) Revolution and tilt of the earth

How can you make the year shorter
a) Cut 5 days off the calendar
b) Make the earth rotate faster
c) Make the earth revolve faster
d)

How can you make the days shorter (less hours) on earth
a) Rotate faster
b) Revolve faster
c) Change your clock
d) Monkey

When is the northern hemishpere in summer
a) When the sun is hitting the equator the most
b) When it is pointed away from the sun
c) When it is pointed at the sun
d) When it is July

What is a spring tide
a) When the ocean changes how deep it is by several meters each day. It happens during Full moon and New Moon.
b) When the ocean changes how deep it is by several meters each day. It happens during 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter
c) The ocean has very little change in how deep it is each day. It happens during Full moon and New Moon.
d) The ocean has very little change in how deep it is each day. It happens during 1st Quarter moon and 3rd Quarter moon.

What is a hemisphere
a) Whether you are north or south of the Equator
b) If you are to the left or right of the Equator
c) There is no southern hemisphere
d)

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