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HMS Sun Earth Moon
Practice for the Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The main reason we have seasons on Earth | Tilt |
| When a moon or planet spins | Rotate |
| To spin around a larger object in space | Revolve |
| This tide has the largest daily change in tides; when the Moon, Sun & Earth are in a line | Spring |
| This tide does not change much during the day; the Sun, Moon & Earth make a 90 degree angle | Neap |
| Along with some help from the Sun, this is what mainly causes the tides | Moon |
| Allows for objects in space to revolve around the sun and for moons to revolve around planets | Gravity |
| The Sun, Moon & Earth must line up perfectly in order to cast a shadow | Eclipse |
| When the moon appears dark | New moon |
| When the moon is 100% illuminated | Full moon |
| This allows for sunrise and sunset on Earth | Earth's rotation |
| How long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun | 365 days |
| How long does it take the moon to go through all of the phases? | 28 days |
| The shortest day of the year is during this season? | Winter |
| One of the main reasons we have life on Earth is because of this element | Oxygen |
| Without this liquid, life on Earth might not be possible? | Water |
| The hottest places on Earth are generally near the ________________ because it gets the most direct sunlight. | Equator |
| The poles remain cold all year lond because they get __________ sunlight. | Indirect |
| High tide happens on the side of the Earth facing the? | Moon |
| Each moon phase takes about ____ days. | 3.5 |