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Phases, Tides, And Eclipses
Test Description: This review goes with the chapter 7 test of the Prentice Hall 6th Grade Science textbooks
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The phases of the moon, eclipses, and tides are all caused
A
asteroids
B
Volcanic eruptions
C
by the changing relative position of the moon, Earth, and sun
D
meteorites
2) What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in January?
A
winter
B
summer
C
fall
D
spring
3) The American flag was placed on the moon:
A
at the side that faces away from the earth
B
at the side that is always facing earth
C
at the side that faces the earth for half the year
D
at the side that never faces the earth
4) During a lunar eclipse
A
the sun is always clearly visible as it hides the moon
B
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching earth
C
Hurricanes on Earth occur more often
D
Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
5) Tides are caused by
A
how much the moon's gravity pulls on different parts of Earth
B
Mars moving closer to the Earth
C
the sun's gravitational pull on the moon
D
Big Giant Whales flopping about in the ocean
6) A spring tide occurs
A
when the North Pole and South Pole come together
B
when the gravity of the sun and moon pull in opposite directions
C
when the gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same direction
D
every 12.5 hours
7) A neap tide occurs:
A
when the sun's pull is at right angles to the moon's pull
B
when the moon pulls in the same direction as Mars
C
when the sun pull's in the same direction as Venus
D
when the moon's pull is at right angles to the moon's pull.
8) The cycle of tides on Earth occurs
A
only once a year
B
once a month
C
every 12.5 hours
D
once a week
9) the moon rotates slightly on its axis:
A
every two hours
B
at the start of each new season
C
every 27.3 days
D
every three months
10) An object's ability to resist gravity is:
A
umbra
B
eclipse
C
inertia
D
a phase
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