Quiz about Sun, Earth, Moon interacts

Question 1

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 2

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 3

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 4

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 5

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 6

Name the moon phase

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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New Moon

Question 7

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 8

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Third Quarter

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 9

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 10

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

1st quarter

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new moon

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full moon

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3rd quarter

Question 11

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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3rd quarter

Question 12

When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

Question 13

Waxing means...

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Growing

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Dying

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Losing light

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Moving

Question 14

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Gibbous

Question 15

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

Question 16

What is illuminating the Moon?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

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Nuclear Fusion

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Mirrors

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Flood Lights

Question 17

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

Accepted Answer

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

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physically changing size and shape.

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moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

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having craters on its surface.

Question 18

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

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the same side

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all of it

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none of it

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only one quarter

Question 19

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

Accepted Answer

phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 20

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 21

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

Accepted Answer

28 days

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65 days

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8 days

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365 days

Question 22

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

Accepted Answer

New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 23

Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 24

Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

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new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

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none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

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dark, light, half, quarter, blue

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first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

Question 25

Tides are caused by

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the gravity of the moon and sun interacting with Earth.

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strong winds that blow over ocean waters.

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the shifting of the tectonic plates on the ocean floor.

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variations in the salinity of ocean water.

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Mars

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Mercury

Question 27

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

Accepted Answer

the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

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they are the same

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the moon is larger than the sun

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tides are not caused by the moon

Question 28

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

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moon

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sun

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Earth

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ocean

Question 29

At the same time the ocean is drawn towards the moon, another tidal bulge occurs on the opposite side of the Earth.

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True

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False

Question 30

How many low tides and high tides would Myrtle Beach have in one day?

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2 low tides, 2 high tides

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1 low tide, 1 high tide

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4 low tides, 4 high tides

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3 low tides, 3 high tides

Question 31

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

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spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

neap tide

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full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 33

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see?

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low

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high

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none

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spring

Question 34

A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides.

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 35

A spring tide occurs during which two moon phases?

Accepted Answer

Full Mooon and New Moon

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Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

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1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

Question 36

A neap tide occurs during which two moon phases?

Accepted Answer

1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

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Full Mooon and New Moon

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Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

Question 37

This model is showing us a...

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

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phases of the moon

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earth eclipse

Question 38

This image is showing us a.....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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phases of the moon

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earth eclipse

Question 39

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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jupiter

Question 40

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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lunar eclipse

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jupiter

Question 41

Which of the following is not true about a total solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

It can be viewed once a year from every spot on earth

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It is dangerous to look at without the proper device

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When it happens, the moon blocks all of the sun except the corona

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You must be within the moon's umbra to see it

Question 42

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

Accepted Answer

In alignment

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Below each other

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Above each other

Question 43

This is a diagram of the moon phases Which moon phase would a lunar eclipse occur in?

Accepted Answer

Full moon

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New Moon

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1st quarter

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3rd quarter

Question 44

What is the correct order of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in order for a lunar eclipse to occur?

Accepted Answer

Sun, Earth, Moon

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Earth, Moon, Sun

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Moon, Sun Earth
Moon, Sun, Earth

Question 45

During a solar eclipse...

Accepted Answer

The sun is blocked by the moon

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The Earth is blocked moon

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The moon is blocked by the sun

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You are blocked

Question 46

Which of the following is the reason that Earth experiences seasons?

Accepted Answer

Earth's tilt on its axis

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The revolution of Earth around the Sun

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The rotation of Earth on its axis

Question 47

Earth is tilted at _____________ degrees.

Accepted Answer

23.5

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90

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0

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25.3

Question 48

During a summer solstice the America, the southern hemisphere experiences

Accepted Answer

a winter solstice

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a vernal equinox

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the autmunal equinox

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a summer solstice

Question 49

The autumnal equinox will occur for the northern hemisphere in

Accepted Answer

September

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March

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June

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December

Question 50

The event pictured at number 4, in the northern hemisphere, is the

Accepted Answer

summer solstice

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winter solstice

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autumnal equinox

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vernal equinox

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