Space Science: Solar System, Moon, Tides, Seasons

Question 1

How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth one time?

Accepted Answer

1 month

Question 2

Which type of tide occurs on a new and full moon?

Accepted Answer

spring

Question 3

Which of the following describes a neap tide?

Accepted Answer

Lowest High Tide

Question 4

Select the date of the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

December 21

Question 5

Which of Earth's motions in space is responsible for day and night?

Accepted Answer

rotation

Question 6

Earth's axis tilts at an angle of....

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

Question 7

If the moon is getting bigger in the sky, then the moon phase could be...

Accepted Answer

any of the above

Question 8

What is a tide?

Accepted Answer

The rise and fall of water levels several times daily.

Question 9

Which of the following has the most impact on tides?

Accepted Answer

moon

Question 10

Which of the following would keep temperatures constant year round?

Accepted Answer

The Earth did not have a tilted axis.

Question 11

How is a lunar eclipse different from a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

The solar is the moon's shadow on Earth?

Question 12

Planets travel around the Sun in this shape.

Accepted Answer

Ellipse

Question 13

The four planets closest to the Sun are called the.....

Accepted Answer

Rocky Planets

Question 14

How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the Sun once?

Accepted Answer

1 year

Question 15

How are you feeling about the test tomorrow??

Accepted Answer

A short study session and I am good to go., What I remember changes with the tides., I'm a rock"STAR", My study guide was swallowed by a black hole.

Question 16

How often does a single location see low tide?

Accepted Answer

2 times daily

Question 17

Which 2 planets neighbor Earth in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Mars and Venus

Question 18

Which moon phase occurs when the Earth is between the moon and sun?

Accepted Answer

Full

Question 19

Which way does Earth move around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

counterclockwise

Question 20

During the spring equinox, which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun?

Accepted Answer

Neither

Question 21

Which type of sun rays would most likely indicate summer?

Accepted Answer

Direct

Question 22

In most cases, what happens to the size of the planets as you get further from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

They get bigger.

Question 23

Which type of tide occurs when the moon, sun, and earth are at a right angle, forming an "L"?

Accepted Answer

neap

Question 24

The four planets furthest from the Sun in our solar system are called the....

Accepted Answer

Gas Giants

Question 25

In terms of orbit, the Earth is to the Sun, as what is to the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Question 26

Which of the following is true about an equinox?

Accepted Answer

Equal Day and Night

Question 27

How many high tides are occurring on Earth right now?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 28

During the December Solstice, which season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Question 29

How would a tilt greater than 23.5 degrees affect the seasons?

Accepted Answer

The seasons would be more extreme.

Question 30

What causes the planets to remain in orbit around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Gravity from the sun.

Question 31

Why are the temperatures in fall and spring almost the same?

Accepted Answer

The Earth is tilted sideways.

Space Science: Solar System, Moon, Tides, Seasons

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Space Science: Solar System, Moon, Tides, Seasons

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