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Sun, Moon and Earth
Sun, Moon and Earth
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Test your knowledge of our solar system and how the sun, moon and Earth interact with each other!
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1
Second high tide refers to the high tide of the day when the moon is positioned...
directly above that position on Earth
at a right angle to that position on Earth
on the opposite side of that position on Earth
2
Lunar eclipses can only be seen by people on the side of Earth experiencing night time.
TRUE
FALSE
3
Highest tide refers to the high tide of the day when the moon is positioned...
on the opposite side of that position on Earth
directly above that position on Earth
at a right angle to that position on Earth
4
Spring tides occur during new and full moons and result in...
maximum difference between high and low tides
minimum difference between high and low tides
King tides every 6 months
5 metre waves
5
How many times larger than the moon is the sun?
400 times
4 times
100 times
4 million times
6
Lunar eclipses occur during which phase of the moon?
Full
New
Gibbous
Crescent
7
The sun, moon and Earth are all...
spheres
circles
unidentified astronomical shapes
squares
8
The sun rises in the...
East
North
Ocean
West
9
Due to the shape of the Earth and how it rotates, the ocean bulges near...
the north pole
the south pole
the equator
China
10
The sun is stationary
FALSE
TRUE
11
Solar eclipses can only be seen locally.
TRUE
FALSE
12
Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of
23.5 degrees away from the sun
300 degrees towards the sun
23.5 degrees towards the sun
300 degrees away from the sun
13
If you are standing in the penumbra shadow of an eclipse, you would be
in partial darkness
in full sunlight
in complete darkness
bathed in green light
14
Tides change every...
12 hours
6 hours
4 hours
8 hours
15
When the moon passes directly in between the sun and Earth, it is called a...
Solar eclipse
Full moon
Waning gibbous
Lunar eclipse
16
The moon is how many times closer to Earth than the sun?
100 times
400 times
4 times
1 million times
17
The moon does not rotate on its axis
FALSE
TRUE
18
How long does it take the Earth to complete one full rotation on it's axis?
1 week
24 hours (1 day)
365 days
364.5 days
19
Tides are caused by...
The gravitational pull between the sun and the moon
the emotional pull between the moon and Earth
The extremely fast movement of the Earth
the gravitational pull between the moon and Earth
20
Solar eclipses occur during which phase of the moon?
Full
Gibbous
Crescent
New
