Year 7 Science - Heavenly Bodies

How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29 days

• 12 hours

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

• 29 days

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

The tides are influenced mostly by...

• the gravitational pull of the sun

• the Earth's rotation

• the wind

• the gravitational pull of the moon

How long is the time between high tides?

• 6 hours

• 12 hours 25 minutes

• 24 hours

• 12 minutes

Spring tides occur during which phases of the moon?

• New and full moon

• Waxing gibbous moons

• First and last quarter

• Blue moons

What are spring tides?

• Tides that go out very quickly.

• Tides with a small difference between the high and low tides.

• Tides with a large difference between the high and low tides

• Tides that don't change

If the moon is in Position A, we will see a...

• full moon

• new moon

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon

If the moon is in Position B, we will see a...

• new moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• crescent moon

If the moon is in Position C, we will see a...

• new moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• crescent moon

When the moon passes between the sun and Earth, we may see a...

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclipse

• blood moon

• new moon