Unit 3: Moon phases, Eclipses, and Tides

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long does it take the moon to revolve around earth?

1 day

1 week

1 month

1 year

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long does it take the moon to rotate on its axis?

1 day

1 week

1 month

1 year

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1 week after the full moon, which moon phase will it be?

New

1 st Quarter

3 rd Quarter

Solar Eclipse

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After the 1st quarter moon, which moon phase will it be?

New

Waning Crescent

Waxing Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which moon happens two week after the full moon phase?

New

Waning Crescent

Waxing Crescent

Waxing Gibbous

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of eclipse happens during a full moon?

Solar

Lunar

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of eclipse is pictured?

Solar

Lunar

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of eclipse is pictured?

Solar

Lunar

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In the lunar cycle, which moon phase is before the first quarter?

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

Waning Crescent

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: The New Moon phase occurs when the moon is in between the earth and the sun.

True

False

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What happens to the lit portion of the moon while it is waxing?

Getting Smaller

Getting Bigger

Both

Neither

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of eclipse occurs during the day time and causes the temperature to drop?

Solar

Lunar

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where must you stand to see a total solar eclipse?

In the umbra

In the penumbra

It can only be seen from space

It doesn't matter where you stand because everyone on earth sees it the same

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where must you stand to see a total lunar eclipse?

In the umbra

In the penumbra

It can only be seen from space

It doesn't matter where you stand because everyone on earth sees it the same

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When the moon is in the earth's penumbra, what type of eclipse do we see?

Total Lunar Eclipse

Partial Lunar Eclipse

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When you are seeing a partial solar eclipse, which part of the shadow are you in?

Penumbra

Umbra

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which type of eclipse does not require protective eye gear?

Solar

Lunar

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do we not have an eclipse every month?

The moon's axis is tilted

The earth's axis is tilted

The moon's orbit is tilted by 35 degrees

The moon's orbit is tilted by 5 degrees

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: Moon phases are caused by shadows

True

False

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which moon phase is letter A?

New

Full

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Crescent

1st Quarter

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which moon phase is letter H?

New

Full

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Crescent

1st Quarter

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which moon phase is letter E?

New

Full

Waxing Gibbous

Waning Crescent

1st Quarter

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which letter is the 1st quarter?

B

C

F

G

H

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which letter is the Waning Gibbous?

B

C

F

G

H

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which direction does the moon orbit?

Left

Right

Clockwise

Counterclockwise

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where in this picture is the sun?

Top

Bottom

Left

Right

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which force causes earth and the moon to stay in their orbits?

Gravity

Inertia

Kinetic Energy

Potential Energy

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What would happen to the moon if the gravity holding it in orbit were to suddenly disappear?

It would stop moving

I would move backwards

It would move away from the earth in a straight line

It would come crashing to earth

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How many tides (high or low) occur per day?

2

4

6

8

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which two objects create tides?

Sun and Venus

The atmosphere and Sun

Moon and Atmosphere

Sun and Moon

31.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If the earth, moon, and sun were in the pictured positions, what type of tide would occur?

High

Low

Spring

Neap

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If the earth, moon, and sun were in the pictured positions, what type of tide would occur?

High

Low

Spring

Neap

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

If the earth, moon, and sun were in the pictured positions, what type of tide would occur?

High

Low

Spring

Neap

34.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the correct order of the celestial bodies for a solar eclipse to occur?

Sun, Earth, Moon

Moon, Sun, Earth

Sun, Moon, Earth

Earth, Sun, Moon

35.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: Neap tides occur when the sun, earth, and moon are at right angles

True

False

36.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How could you describe a spring tide?

The greatest tidal range

The least tidal range

Lower high tides than normal

Higher low tides than normal

37.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: There is a tidal bulge that points toward the moon and one that points away from the moon at all times.

True

False

38.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: High tide is the area between the tidal bulges.

True

False

39.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

True or false: When the moon in waxing, there are Spring Tides and while the moon is waning, there are Neap Tides

True

False

40.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The ___________ are a daily rise and fall of eath's water on its coastlines.

Waves

Seasons

Tides

Currents

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