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Earth, Moon and Sun
Earth, Moon and Sun
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1
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
waxing crescent
waning crescent
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
2
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
crescent moon
new moon
no moon is there
full moon
3
An equinox marks the beginning of which two seasons?
winter and summer
fall and summer
spring and fall
spring and winter
4
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
third quarter
first quarter
second quarter
fourth quarter
5
All objects are attracted to each other because of the force of
gravity
friction
inertia
mass
6
This type of tide happens when the moon is in the first or third quarter.
high tide
spring tide
low tide
neap tide
7
One complete revolution of the moon around Earth takes about
1 month
1 year
1 day
1 week
8
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
first quarter
third quarter
new moon
half moon
9
A tide with the least distance between high and low tides is a
spring tide
high tide
low tide
neap tide
10
What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?
this is not an eclipse
lunar eclipse
stellar eclipse
solar eclipse
11
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
waning gibbous
waxing gibbous
waning crescent
waxing crescent
12
The darkest part of the moon's shadow is the
lunar eclipse
umbra
penumbra
partial eclipse
13
Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
full moon
new moon
third quarter
first quarter
14
One complete revolution of Earth around the Sun takes about
6 months
1 year
9 months
1 month
15
A pattern of grouping of stars imagined by people to represent a figure is a
constellation
eclipse
phase of the moon
star cluster
16
What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?
stellar eclipse
lunar eclipse
none of the above
solar eclipse
17
Which constellation is shown in the picture?
little dipper
big dipper
orion
cassiopeia
18
The times when day and night are of equal length are called
equinoxes
solstices
halves
none of the above
19
The phase of the moon that you see depends on
how much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun
where you are on Earth's surface
how much of the sunlit side faces Earth
whether or not an eclipse is occurring