Quiz about Lunar Cycles

Question 1

What phase comes AFTER this one?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 2

What phase comes BEFORE this one?

Accepted Answer

Third Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Full Moon

Question 3

What phase comes BEFORE this one?

Accepted Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waning Crescent

Question 4

What Moon phase is this?

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Question 5

What phase comes AFTER this one?

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 6

Which moon phase is represented by moon #3?

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Answer

New Moon

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 7

Which moon phase is represented by moon #8?

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

Answer

Waxing Gibbous

Answer

Waxing Crescent

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Waning Gibbous

Question 8

Which moon would be a 1st quarter moon?

Accepted Answer

#3

Answer

#1

Answer

#5

Answer

#7

Question 9

Which moon would be a waning gibbous?

Accepted Answer

#6

Answer

#8

Answer

#4

Answer

#2

Question 10

How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?

Accepted Answer

29.5 days

Answer

12 days

Answer

27.3 days

Answer

365 days

Question 11

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?

Accepted Answer

Lunar eclipse

Answer

Solar eclipse

Question 12

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Solar eclipse

Answer

Lunar eclipse

Question 13

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

Accepted Answer

tilt of the earth's axis

Answer

distance from the sun

Answer

change in solar output

Answer

rotation of the earth

Question 14

If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted AWAY from the sun, which of the following statements will be TRUE?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Hemisphere will have MORE daylight hours.

Answer

The Northern Hemisphere is experiencing Summer.

Answer

The nights in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter.

Answer

The Southern Hemisphere will have a longer night.

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Question 15

If Earth was NOT tilted on its axis, which of the following would no longer occur?

Accepted Answer

Change of seasons

Answer

Change between Day and Night

Answer

Summer

Answer

Earth's rotation

Question 16

If you wanted to live where you could experience little or no change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year, where would you want to live?

Accepted Answer

closer to the equator

Answer

closer to one of the poles

Answer

in the northern hemisphere

Answer

in the southern hemisphere

Question 17

What degree is the earth tilted?

Accepted Answer

23.5

Answer

23

Answer

25

Answer

25.5

Question 18

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

24.25 hours

Answer

365 days

Answer

365.25 days

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