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What is it called when the Moon appears to get larger?
a) Revolve
b) Waxing
c) Rotate
d) Waning
What is it called when the Moon appears to get smaller?
a) Waning
b) Rotate
c) Waxing
d) Revolve
How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around the Earth once?
a) 1 year/365 days
b) 1 day/24 hours
c) about 1 week
d) about 29 days/1 month
What is the name of the Moon phase when you can see more Moon than shadow?
a) Waning
b) Waxing
c) Gibbous
d) Crescent
What is the name of the Moon phase when you can see more shadow than Moon?
a) Waning
b) Waxing
c) Gibbous
d) Crescent
A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides is called a
a) Neap Tide
b) Spring Tide
c) Fall Tide
d) High Tide
A tide with the least difference between low and high tides is called a
a) Spring Tide
b) Fall Tide
c) Neap Tide
d) Low Tide
Which of the following terms would you use to describe the motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun?
a) Rotating
b) Eclipse
c) Revolving
d) Rolling
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun?
a) 1 day/24 hours
b) 1 month
c) 1 year/365 days
d) 6 months
Which of the following terms would you use to describe the motion of Earth turning on its axis?
a) Rotating
b) Revolving
c) Eclipse
d) Rolling
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a) 1 day/24 hours
b) 1 month
c) 1 year/365 days
d) 3 weeks
When the Earth rotates on its axis it causes
a) Tides
b) Day and night
c) Seasons
d) Eclipses
When the Earth revolves around the Sun it causes
a) Tides
b) Day and night
c) Seasons
d) Eclipses
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are arranged in a straight line (new moon and full moon), what kind of tide is occurring?
a) Spring Tide
b) Neap Tide
c) Fall Tide
d) High Tide
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are forming a right angle (first and last/third quarter), what kind of tide is occurring?
a) Spring Tide
b) Neap Tide
c) Fall Tide
d) High Tide
When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth and fully or partially blocks the Sun, there is a
a) Lunar Eclipse
b) High Tide
c) Solar Eclipse
d) Low Tide
When the Moon passes through Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be fully or partially blocked from the Sun's light, there is a
a) High Tide
b) Solar Eclipse
c) Lunar Eclipse
d) Low Tide
A lunar eclipse can only occur during which Moon phase?
a) Full Moon
b) First Quarter
c) New Moon
d) Third Quarter
A solar eclipse can only occur during which Moon phase?
a) Full Moon
b) First Quarter
c) New Moon
d) Third Quarter
Which phase of the Moon is not visible from the Earth?
a) Full Moon
b) First Quarter
c) New Moon
d) Third Quarter
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