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- 1. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused bystrong winds that blow over ocean waters.the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.variations in the salinity of ocean water
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call a tide that has a large range?gravitywindspringneap
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?Neap TideSpring TideLarger ChangeSmaller Change
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused by ___________windgravitational pull of moonwaves gravitation toward landrain
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAt the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth?YesNoMaybeI don't know!
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The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________.low tidetidal rangehigh tideslack water - 7. Multiple ChoiceI am a rock entering a planet's atmosphere.meteormeteoriteasteroidcomet
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe belt between Mars and JupiterCometsAsteroidsMeteorsStars
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThey are sometimes called shooting starsinterplanetary dustasteroidscometsmeteors
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe tail of a comet usually facestoward the suntoward the Earthaway from the Sunaway from the Earth
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWe are composed mainly of rock and metal.comets and starsstars and meteorsasteroid and meteorscomets and asteroid
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe moon is a natural ______ of Earth.cometaxissatellitespace probe
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.solar systemearthrotationUnited States
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOne of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.The inner planets all have waterthe inner planets are much bigger than the outer planetsthe outer planets are gas planetsthe inner planets have rings, and the outer planets don't
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDay and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.revolutionorbitrotation
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAs the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.monthsday and nightseasonsyears
- 17. Multiple ChoiceObject spinning on its axis.revolutionrotation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceImaginary line that runs through Earth.orbitdaytiltaxis
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?It is summer.It is spring.It is winter.It is fall.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the moon appear to shine?It is like a star and gives off lightit refracts light from spaceIt reflects light from the sunIt absorbs light from the sun
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe sun is a....MoonPlanetStarAsteroid
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy do the planets revolve around the sun?The seasons cause itRotation happensGravity holds them in an orbit
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...it is smaller than the Sunit revolves around the Earthit is closer to the Earth
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes seasons?the earths tilt and revolutionthe earths rotationthe earths revolution around the sunthe closeness of earth to the sun
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when the earth tilts towards the sun?We have winterWe have summerWe have bad weather
- 26. Multiple ChoiceEarth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______gasmetalwaterrock
- 27. Multiple ChoiceEarth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.rotationrevolutionphasetilt
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