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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. Students used pictures of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to model positions during tides.
Which of
the following diagrams best represents a spring tide?
- 2. Multiple Choice
A student is recording the moon's phases every night for one month. From the new moon phase to the full moon phase, the student should see-
a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon
an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon.
the same amount of the lighted side of the moon.
the same amount of the dark side of the moon.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The model above is set up to show how a lunar eclipse occurs. What is the greatest limitation of this model?
The lightbulb is standing straight up instead of tilted on an axis.
Comparative sizes and distances are inaccurate.
The shadow is being cast in the wrong direction.
The heat released is much less than that released by the sun.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the orbit of the moon around Earth. Between which, two points will the moon appear to change from a new moon to a quarter moon?
Q and R
R and S
S and T
T and Q
- 5. Multiple Choice
The diagram above shows the moon orbiting Earth. An observer on Earth sees different phases on different dates. Which of the following dates is closest to the new-moon phase?
April 23
April 27
May 8
May 16
- 6. Multiple Choice
The series of pictures shows a view of the moon from the same position on Earth on different days of one month. The pictures show that on certain nights the moon —
moves away from Earth
receives less light from Earth
is unlit as viewed from Earth
makes half a turn around Earth
- 7. Multiple Choice
Three students use their bodies to show how the sun, the moon, and Earth are aligned during the phases of the moon. What is one limitation of this model?
It cannot show the relative motion of the three objects.
It cannot be safely used to show gaseous objects such as the sun.
It cannot show how the sun’s light affects the moon’s appearance.
It cannot be used to show the direction of Earth’s revolution.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The gravitational pull of the moon has a great effect on the ocean tides found on Earth. How does the daily tidal pattern occur on shorelines?
The pattern of daily tides occurs regularly every hour
Tides move in and out on a regular pattern of every 12 hours
The height of the ocean tides occur in a pattern of every six hours
One day, the ocean tides are high, and then the next day the area will experience low tides
- 9. Multiple Choice
Using the lunar cycle diagram, at which two points will the oceans on earth experience spring tides?
Points A and E
Points B and H
Points C and G
Points D and F
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Gulf of Mexico experiences high and low tides twice each day. Which of the following is most likely the cause?
The force of the Earth spinning on its axis
The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth
The upward pressure of volcanoes erupting on the ocean's floor
all of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which best explains why the cycle of Moon phases can be seen from Earth?
The moon's distance from Earth changes during the mon th
The moon revolves around Earth
THe moon spins on its axis
The moon's axis is tilted
- 12. Multiple Choice
If you were looking out into the night sky and noticed that the moon is in its full moon phase, which phase would the people in China see on the same day?
New moon
Full Moon
First Quarter
Last Quarter
- 13. Multiple Choice
A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position—
1
2
3
4
- 14. Multiple Choice
The moon reflects different amounts of sunlight onto Earth at different times. This reflected sunlight is commonly called moonlight. The graph below shows the intensity of moonlight at different times in a lunar cycle. Which moon phase most likely occurs at the time in the cycle represented by an X on the graph?
- 15. Multiple Choice
A student observing the phases of the Moon over a one month period records the following partial data. According to the above diagram, which phase of the Moon did the student miss observing?
Waxing gibbous
First Quarter
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
- 16. Multiple Choice
Based on the model above, which area of the Earth will be experiencing the least amount of daylight hours per day?
Arctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which picture shows how the moon appears from Earth when it is in the position shown in this model?
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following observations provides the best evidence that Earth rotates on its axis?
The position of the planets among the stars changes during the year.
The direction of the swing of a freely swinging pendulum changes during the day.
The location of the constellations in relationship to Polaris changes from month to month
The length of the shadow cast by a flagpole at noontime changes from season to season
- 19. Multiple Choice
The position of Earth relative to the sun’s rays in the diagram above shows that it is —
summer throught the Northern Hemisphere
daylight throughout the Northern Hemisphere
summer throughout the Southern Hemisphere
daylight throughout the Southern Hemisphere
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best explains why the Northern Hemisphere is warmer in July?
The sun's rays are more direct on the Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in the summer
In July, the greenhouse effect increases in the Northern Hemisphere
During this month, the warm ocean currents flow northward from the tropics
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