Earth & Space Science

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Ocean tides are the result of

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differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.

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The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an)

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ellipse.

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Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets? Venus, Mars, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

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Venus, Mars, Mercury

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Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants? Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

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Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

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Which letter best represents Summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

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A

Front

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

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365 days

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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axis

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Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

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day and night

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The phases of the moon are caused by

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The amount of sunlight being reflected by the moon towards Earth

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

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Waning