Quiz about Earth, Moon & Sun Review

Question 1

Which moon phase is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

full moon

Answer

new moon

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning crescent

Question 2

Which moon phase is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

waning crescent

Question 3

Which moon phase is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

waning gibbous

Answer

full moon

Answer

third quarter

Question 4

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 5

Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

solar eclipse

Question 6

Which type of eclipse is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 7

Which type of eclipse is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

solar eclipse

Question 8

Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Spring

Answer

Fall

Answer

Winter

Question 9

Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

Answer

Summer

Answer

Fall

Question 10

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The earth is tilted on its axis

Answer

The sun is tilted on its axis

Answer

The earth gets closer and farther away from the sun

Answer

Earth revolves around the sun

Question 11

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?

Accepted Answer

23.5

Answer

0

Answer

50

Answer

90

Question 12

How long does it take for Earth to make 1 revolution?

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

Answer

24 hours

Answer

1 month

Answer

1 day

Question 13

Where does the moon get its light?

Accepted Answer

Sun's reflection

Answer

Earth's reflection

Answer

The moon produces its own light

Question 14

What would be the result if the Earth's axis was not tilted but straight up and down?

Accepted Answer

There would be no seasons

Answer

Nothing would change

Answer

Days would get longer

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The Equator would burn up and the poles would freeze

Question 15

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun

Answer

The Sun revolves around the Earth

Answer

The Earth rotates around the Sun

Answer

The Earth revolves around the Sun

Question 16

Waning is:

Accepted Answer

Decreasing light

Answer

Increasing light

Answer

High Tide

Answer

Low tide

Question 17

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Accepted Answer

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

Answer

Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

Answer

Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

Answer

Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Question 18

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

spring tide

Answer

neap tide

Answer

new moon tide

Answer

full moon tide

Question 19

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Answer

wind

Answer

spring

Answer

neap

Question 20

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

Accepted Answer

it is closer to the Earth

Answer

it is smaller than the Sun

Answer

it revolves around the Earth

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