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A #Science #Quiz for review of moon phases, eclipses, and tides
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1
Spring tides occur during which moon phases?
full moon, waxing crescent
new moon, first quarter
full moon, new moon
first quarter, last quarter
2
What moon phase is represented by the diagram?
First Quarter
Full Moon
New Moon
Last Quarter
3
How long does it take to go from low tide to high tide?
6 hours
1 day
12 hours
24 hours
4
What moon phase would you see a week after a 3rd quarter moon?
New Moon
waning cresent
waxing crescent
Full Moon
5
This image represents :
solar eclipse
spring tides
neap tides
lunar eclipse
6
The moon revolves around the Earth from the perspective of the northern hemisphere _______________.
counter-clockwise
clockwise
7
What is the vertical difference between high and low tides on any given day?
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
Tidal Range
High & Low Tides
8
Waning means...
Increasing
None of the Above
Decreasing
9
What causes the shadow during a Solar Eclipse?
Moon
Mars
Earth
Meteors
10
Lunar Eclipses happen during the night.
True
False
11
What phase of the moon is it when there's a lunar eclipse?
full
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
new
12
Which diagram shows when Spring Tides occur?
B
A
13
If you are able to witness a total solar eclipse, you must be standing in ___________
The Earths shadow
The suns shadow
the penumbra
the umbra
14
During a lunar eclipse, what causes the shadow?
Mass of the moon
Earth
Space
Moon
15
What Moon Phase is represented in the diagram?
Full Moon
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
16
Two factors that determine when tides occur are...
the revolution of the moon and the sun
earths rotation and the moons revolution
the sun and the moons rotation
earths rotation and the sun
17
Waxing means...
none of the above
decreasing
increasing
18
What type of Eclipse is present in the diagram?
Solar
Lunar
Full Moon
Other
19
What phase comes next?
C
A
D
B
20
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate?
29 days
12 hours
6 hours
24 hours
21
Tides are caused by ________
only Earths gravitational pull
only the sun's gravitational pull
only the moons gravitational pull
both the moon and sun's gravitational pull
22
A beach experiences ___________ a day
2 high tides and 1 low tide
2 high tides and 2 low tides
2 low tides and 1 high tide
2 high tides and no low tides
23
Why don't eclipses occur every month?
The speed of the earths rotation is too fast
The moon is smaller than the earth
The orbit of the moon is tilted 5 degrees
The moons gravitational pull
24
What are spring tides?
high tides are lowest and low tides are lowest
high tides are highest and low tides are highest
high tides are highest and low tides are lowest
high tides are lowest and low tides are highest
25
Neap tides occur during which moon phases?
third quarter, new moon
first quarter, third quarter
New moon, full moon
first quarter, full moon
26
What type of eclipse would be present in the diagram?
New moon
Solar
Other
Lunar
27
How often do tides occur?
Every 6 hours
Every 12 hours
Every 29 days
Every 24 hours
28
The rotation of the Earth gives us
seasons
high and low tides
moon phases
years
29
What moon phase is represented in the diagram?
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
30
What moon phase is present in the diagram?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
New Moon
Waning Gibbous
31
It takes ABOUT __________ days for the moon to go through a complete set of phases.
180
24
29.5
365
32
Which diagram shows when Neap Tides occur?
B
A
