Eclipses, Seasons and Tides (Grade 7)
Free printable Grade 7 science worksheet on eclipses, seasons and tides. Covers Earth's axial tilt, solar and lunar eclipses, moon phases and spring and neap tides.
Grade 7 · Science worksheet
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Eclipses, Seasons and Tides
Answer each question about the Earth, Sun and Moon system.
- 1.In December, which hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun?
- 2.Does the Moon make its own light?
- a) yes
- b) no
- 3.Earth spins once on its axis in about how many hours?
- 4.What is the main cause of the ocean tides?
- 5.What is the dark inner part of the Moon's shadow called, where a total solar eclipse is seen?
- 6.Most Australian coasts have how many high tides in about a day?
- 7.Which tides have the smallest range, at the first quarter and last quarter moon?
- 8.Earth's axis is tilted at about what angle to the plane of its orbit?
- 9.A lunar eclipse can only happen at which moon phase?
- 10.The Moon orbits Earth in about 27.3 days, but the cycle of phases takes about 29.5 days. Why is the phase cycle longer?
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