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title: Seasons and tides — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Physics
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 40 «Seasons and tides» of the physics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Seasons and tides

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The 15 questions of lesson 40 «Seasons and tides» of the physics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 80 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t1/) — my cousin reckons summer's hot cos we're closer to the sun then. right? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t2/) — Shine a torch straight down and then at a slant. What does it show about winter sunshine? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t3/) — An Australian pen pal says she's going to the beach on Christmas Day. Why isn't that a joke? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t4/) — In a cartoon, a lake in the park has high and low tides like the sea. What's wrong? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t5/) — oi, the tide's coming in round the sandbank, let's just wade back, it's shallow. good idea? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t6/) — What would happen to the calendar if there were no leap years? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t7/) — Today the high tide was at 9 in the morning. About when will it be tomorrow? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t8/) — Why might a fisherman want to know when the full Moon is? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t9/) — What would happen to seasons if the Earth were not tilted at all? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t10/) — Someone in Norway says she had sunshine at midnight in June. Could that be true? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/t11/) — Why does midday sunshine feel weaker in winter than in summer? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/e1/) — Identify the principal cause of the seasons upon the Earth. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/e2/) — Ascertain the reason for which two high tides occur at a given location within a single day. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/e3/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises spring tides? — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/physics/40-seasons-and-tides/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the institution of leap years. — wrong ✗ · exam

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