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Astronomy activity - the moon and the tides
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Which shows a New Moon?
C
B
A
D
2
What occurs during spring tides?
The tides of increasing range
Low Tides
Tides of decreasing range
High Tides
3
Why is the moon pockmarked with craters?
The moon gets whacked a lot more often than earth
Cheese comes that way
Unlike earth, there's little weathering to erode them
There are no clouds to vaporize the debris
4
What is impact crater?
Debris colliding and being geologically inactive
The collision that caused the extinction of dinasuars
Debris colliding and doesn't "heal"
Growing plants
5
How does the moon set today compared to yesterday?
25 min faster
25 min later
50 min later
50 min faster
6
What are diurnal tide?
1 high and 2 low tides
2 high and 1 low tides
Two high and low tides
One high and low tide
7
Why is the moon bright?
It produces light
It reflects the sun
Nuclear Fusion
It emits light from earth
8
How many high tides are experienced each day?
2
0
3
1
9
How was the moon formed?
Debris from earth's collision
Collection of comets
Collection of meteroites
Nebula
10
How often does a semidiurnal tide occur?
Once a day
Once a month
Twice a day
Twice a month
11
What is happening to the number of hours in a day?
staying the same
increasing
decreasing
none of the above
12
Roughly, how far is moon from the earth?
150,000,000 km
686,500 km
50,000 km
386,400 km
13
Approximately how much earth deformation occurs because of the moon's gravity?
10 cm
1 cm
20 cm
40 cm
14
What affects the tides the most?
Mars
Earth
Moon
Sun
15
Which of these phenomena is the moon responsible for?
Orbit speed of earth
Werewolves
High tides on the opposite side of the earth
Earth's Seasons
16
Approximately, how long does it take for the moon to make one rotation around the earth?
about an hour
about a year
about a day
about a month
17
Which shows a FULL MOON?
C
B
A
D
18
about 600 million years ago, how many days were in a year?
424
365
213
365.25
19
Why is the rotation of the earth (about its axis) slowing down?
Rotational friction
Energy is destroyed
Energy is absorbed
Tidal friction
20
If the moon is gone, what would happen to the tides?
No more tides
Weaker tides
Always have low tides
Stronger tides
21
What is a semidiurnal tide?
A very high tide
One high and low tides
mixed high and low tides
Two high and low tides
22
What is the moon thought to be made up of?
Ice
Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Iron, magnesium, silicon, oxygen
Cheese
23
High often do spring tides occur?
Twice a month
Twice a week
Once a month
Once a week
24
When do Neap Tides Occur?
New Moon
first quarter
Last quarter
Full moon
25
What makes the moon rise?
The moon's orbit around the earth
The sun's gravity
Earth's rotation
The alignment of the star
26
What causes a lunar eclipse?
The moon stops shinning
The earth blocks sunlight
The sun blocks out the moon
The moon blocks sunlight
27
What causes a solar eclipse?
The earth blocking out the sun
The sun blocking out the earth
The sun blocking out the moon
The moon blocking out the sun
28
What is accretion?
Gravity pulling dust and gas together
Leaking of gas and dust
Secretion
The formation of a iceberg
29
Which shows a 3rd quarter?
B
A
C
D
30
Which of these would show a neap tide?
A
C
B
D
31
The moon's distance to earth is...
None of the above
Increasing
Constant
Decreasing
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When do spring tides occur?
3rd quater
New Moon
1st quarter
In March
