Year 7 - Earth, Moon, Sun Phenomena

The spinning of an object on its axis is called

• Rotation
• Orbiting
• Spinning
• Revolution

Day and night is caused by the ​ (a)   of earth.

• rotation
• revolution
• tilt

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The earth's ​ (a)   is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole. 

• axis
• equator
• meridian

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ​ (a)  

• phases
• colors
• sizes
• new moons

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What is gravity? 

• Gravity is the force that pushes objects away from a planet's center.
• Gravity is the force that attracts objects to the moon.
• Gravity is the force that causes objects to float in space.
• Gravity is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a ​ (a)  

• month
• day
• year
• week

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What is responsible for the moons illumination?

• Moon dust emitting light
• Alien technology
• Sunlight reflecting off the moon's surface
• Bioluminescent organisms on the moon

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What is the MAIN cause of the ocean's tides? 

• Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
• Changes in water temperature
• Underwater volcanic activity
• Magnetic field disturbances

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Seasons are a result of _____? 

• Earth's distance from the Moon
• The rotation of Mars
• The moon blocking the sunlight from the Earth

• Earth's axial tilt and its orbit around the Sun

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The times for high and low tides differ around Australia, explain why this happens.