Seasons, Tides and Moon Phases Review

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What is the spinning of the Earth on its axis called?

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Rotation.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

Mass is how much space you take up, and weight is how much gravity pulls you down.

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What season is it in Argentina when it is summer?

Back

Summer in Argentina occurs when the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.

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What phase is the moon in when it is at position #3?

Back

First Quarter.

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What type of tide occurs during a full moon or new moon?

Back

Spring tide.

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What type of tide occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right angles?

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Neap tide.

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What is the term for the path the Earth takes around the Sun?

Back

Revolution.

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What is the term for the change in the position of the Moon as it orbits the Earth?

Back

Moon phases.

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What causes the seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the Sun.

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What is the term for the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth?

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Tidal force.