Quiz about Earth, Moon, Sun

Question 1

Which moon is this

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Waxing gibbous

Answer

Waning gibbous

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 2

What is the biggest cause of ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

moon's gravity

Answer

sun's gravity

Answer

Earth's gravity

Answer

people swimming

Question 3

Question 3.

Accepted Answer

third quarter

Answer

full moon

Answer

new moon

Answer

first quarter

Question 4

When the moon passes between the Earth and Sun, blocking the sunlight.

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

waning moon

Answer

waxing moon

Question 5

Extra high tide caused by the alignment of the sun and the moon

Accepted Answer

spring tide

Answer

high tide

Answer

low tide

Answer

neap tide

Question 6

Extra low tide caused by the sun and moon being in line, but perpendicular

Accepted Answer

neap tide

Answer

spring tide

Answer

high tide

Answer

low tide

Question 7

How many seasons are there?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 8

When we add an extra day to February once every four years, it is called . . .

Accepted Answer

Leap Year

Answer

Leap Month

Answer

Revolution

Answer

Rotation

Question 9

What season is it in the southern hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 10

What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

Answer

Spring

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Fall

Question 11

Why do we have seasons?

Accepted Answer

The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

Answer

The earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

The earth's revolution around the sun

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The moon's gravity pull on the earth

Question 12

If high tide is at 6am, what time will the next high tide be?

Accepted Answer

6 pm

Answer

12 pm

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12 am

Answer

6 am

Question 13

What two things cause our tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon's gravity and earth's rotation

Answer

the seasons and moon phases

Answer

the earths gravity and rotation

Answer

moon's gravity and earth's revolution

Question 14

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Summer

Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 15

The earth's tilt is ______________degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

Answer

0

Answer

90

Answer

41

Question 16

What causes day and night?

Accepted Answer

Rotation

Answer

Tilt

Answer

Sun

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Revolution

Question 17

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 18

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.

Accepted Answer

spring

Answer

high

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low

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neap

Question 19

What happens when there is a spring tide

Accepted Answer

High tides and very low tides

Answer

Short Tides and semi-short tides

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low tides and medium tides

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small tidal ranges

Question 20

What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

Accepted Answer

Neap Tide

Answer

Spring Tide

Answer

Larger Change

Answer

Smaller Change

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