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What does Earth's rotation on its axis cause?
a) a year
b) the seasons
c) day and night
d) solar eclipse
Where do Earth's oceans bulge in response to the Moon's gravitational attraction to produce tides?
a) the side facing the Moon
b) the side opposite the Moon
c) the sides facing and opposite the Moon
d) the sides at right angles to the Moon
Which best explains why Earth has tides?
a) Earth orbits the Sun
b) Earth rotates on its axis
c) The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth
d) The Moon has a gravitational pull on Earth
When the people on Earth cannot see a moon, which phase is the moon in?
a) Full Moon
b) New Moon
c) Waxing crescent
d) Waxing gibbous
The Earth's Moon is
a) always closer to the Sun than it is to the Earth.
b) always much closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun.
c) about the same distance from the Sun as it is from the Earth.
d) sometimes closer to the Sun than it is to the Earth and sometimes closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun.
Which of the following best explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky every day?
a) The Sun rotates on it axis.
b) Earth rotates on its axis.
c) The Sun orbits around the Earth.
d) Earth orbits around the Sun.
The alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon can produce shadows on the Earth or Moon resulting in
a) very dark nights.
b) lunar or solar eclipses.
c) very long shadows.
d) vernal equinox.
The Moon and the Sun each exert a gravitational pull on the Earth, and this pull has a major impact on the Earth's
a) crop seasons.
b) hurricane seasons.
c) ocean tides.
d) tsunamis.
The number of hours of daylight that a location receives varies depending on how far north or south it is from the
a) Line of Capricorn
b) Equator
c) North Pole
d) Moon
Earth has seasons because
a) its axis is tilted as it moves around the Sun.
b) the temperature of the Sun changes.
c) the distance between Earth and the Sun changes.
d) it rotates on its axis.
During what phase of the Moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
a) New Moon
b) First Quarter
c) Waxing Gibbous
d) Full Moon
Each planet moves around the Sun in a path the shape of a(n)
a) circle.
b) spiral.
c) ellipse.
d) diamond.
The time when the Sun is directly above the equator, and the daylight hours are equal to nighttime hours is called a(n)
a) Solstice.
b) Equinox.
c) Hemisphere.
d) Neap tide.
The Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West because
a) the Earth rotates in a clockwise direction.
b) the Earth always spins to the East of the Moon.
c) the Sun is located in the East region of our galaxy.
d) the Earth rotates in a counter clockwise direction.
Earth's axis is tilted with respect to Earth's orbit at an angle of
a) 90 degrees
b) 23.5 degrees
c) 27.5 degrees
d) 30 degrees
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