Moon Phases, Eclipses, And Tides Question Preview (ID: 34386)


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The moon revolves around?
a) Earth
b) The Sun
c) Jupiter
d) Its own axis

The moon rotates around?
a) The Sun
b) Earth
c) Its own axis
d) Jupiter

To revolve is to...
a) Spin on an axis; turn
b) Go around another object; orbit
c)
d)

To rotate is to...
a) Spin on an axis; turn
b) Go around another object
c)
d)

About how long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth
a) 14.5 days
b) 1 year
c) 6 months
d) 29.5 days

What is special about how we see the moon?
a) We can watch it move closer to farther away
b) We always see the same side
c) The moon gives off its own light
d)

What do we call the shapes we see the moon take in the night sky?
a) Phases
b) Rotations
c) Crescents
d) Craters

What do we call the phase when the entire moon is dark and not visible?
a) Full Moon
b) New Moon
c) Waning Crescent
d) Waning Gibbous

What do we call the phase when the entire moon is lit and visible?
a) New Moon
b) Waxing Crescent
c) Full Moon
d) Waxing Gibbous

Crescent means what?
a) Sliver of a moon
b) Almost a full circle
c) Moon light getting bigger
d) Moon light getting smaller

Gibbous means what?
a) Almost a full circle
b) Sliver of moon
c) Moon light getting bigger
d) Moon light getting smaller

Waxing means...
a) A lunar eclipse
b) A solar eclipse
c) Lit part of moon growing larger
d) Lit part of moon getting smaller

Waning means...
a) Lit part of moon growing larger
b) Lit part of moon getting smaller
c) A lunar eclipse
d) A solar eclipse

Eclipses can only occur during what two moon phases?
a) 1st and 3rd Quarter
b) Waxing Gibbous and Crescent
c) Waning Gibbous and Crescent
d) Full and New Moon

Where do you need to be to see a total solar eclipse?
a) In the umbra
b) In the penumbra
c) Anywhere on Earth
d) At the north or south pole

Where do you need to be to see a total lunar eclipse?
a) In the umbra
b) In the penumbra
c) Anywhere on Earth where the moon is visible
d) At the north or south pole

What do we call the dark red moon that occurs during a total lunar eclipse?
a) Harvest Moon
b) Blood Moon
c) Strawberry Moon
d) Cherry Moon

A high tide occurs about every how many hours?
a) 6 hours
b) 25 hours
c) 12.5 hours
d) 3 hours

A spring tide...
a) Gives us about the same high and low tides
b) Gives us the highest high and lowest low tides
c)
d)

A neap tide...
a) Gives us about the same high and low tides
b) Gives us the highest high and lowest low tides
c)
d)

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