Earth
Ocean
Green
Moon
Blue
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What is the tilt of Earth called?
Earth's axis tilt.
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What do we call the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
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What star does Earth orbit?
The sun
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What are the rising and falling of ocean water called?
Tides
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What force pulls objects toward each other?
Gravity
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About how many degrees is Earth tilted?
23.5 degrees
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What do we call the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
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How long does Earth take to orbit the Sun?
365 days/ 1 year
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What tide is when water is highest?
High Tide.
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What object has the strongest effect on Earth's tides?
The moon
300
Does Earth's distance from the Sun cause season?
No the tilt causes seasons
300
What are the two days when day and night are equal?
Equinoxes
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What is one full orbit of Earth around the Sun called?
A revolution
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What tide is when water is lowest?
Low Tide
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When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned what tides occur?
Spring tides.
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What happens in the S.H when the N.H has winter?
It has Summer
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In which season does the March Equinox occur?
Spring
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Does Earth spin or revolve to create day and night?
Spin (rotation)
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How many high tides usually happen each day?
two
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When the Sun and Moon pull at right angles, what tides occure?
Neap tides
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What happens in the N.H when the S.H has Summer
It has Winter
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In which season does the September Equinox occur?
Fall/Autumn
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What would happen if Earth had no tilt?
There would be little or no seasons.
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What is the main cause of tides?
Moon Gravity
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Why do we have two high tides each day?
Because the Moon's gravity pulls water on both sides of Earth.
600
In which diagram is Earth leaning the right way for summer in Texas?
600
Label W,Y, X & Z
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
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Which date shows a Spring Tide and Neap Tide?
Spring: 1st
Neap:23
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Out of A, B, C and D which one shows a Spring Tide?
B
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What natural phenomenon does this shows?
The tides changing