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Cycles of Earth Test Review : 6th Grade Science
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Which side of the moon is more illuminated during the waxing phases?
Left
Right
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Tides are caused mainly by
Sun's Gravity
Earth's Inertia
Moon's Gravity
Earth revolving around the sun
3
When the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, the northern hemisphere is experiencing
summer
fall
winter
spring
4
When neither of Earth's poles are tilted towards or away from the sun, it is an...
Solstice
Equinox
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One rotation takes about
36 hours
24 hours
12 hours
48 hours
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The phase of the moon you see depends on
Where you are on Earth
The amount of the moon lit by the sun
If the moons dark side is rotating around
How much the sunlit side faces earth
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One complete rotation of earth takes about
1 day
365 days
1 month
6 months
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A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tides is a...
spring tide
neap tide
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One calendar year is
One revolution
One rotation
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What phase of the moon does a neap tide occur?
New
Full
Waxing Crescent
3rd Quarter
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Earth has seasons because
The earth gets closer to the sun during the summer
The earth is tilted and travels around the sun
The sun moves 2 inches closer during each new season
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All objects are attracted to each other by the force of ...
gravity
inertia
weight
mass
13
A Solar Eclipse can only happen during what phase of the moon?
Half Moon
New Moon
Waning Crescent
Full Moon
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What are the two forces that cause the moon to revolve around the Earth?
Gravity and Mass
Inertia and Gravity
Inertia and Speed
Speed and Mass
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During what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
Waxing crescent
Full moon
Half moon
New moon
