Eclipses & Tides Quiz

The tide produced during the moon's first and last quarters is called the _________.

• waning
• neap tide
• waxing
• lunar eclipse

A(n)_______ occurs when the moon's shadow falls on part of the earth.

• total eclipse
• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse
• waning

A(n) _________ occurs when the moon's sunlit fraction that we can see from Earth is getting larger. 

• eclipse
• waning
• neap tide
• waxing

A(n) ________ occurs when the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon.

• lunar eclipse
• solar eclipse
• neap tide
• waxing

A(n) __________ occurs when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.

• solar eclipse
• neap tide
• eclipse
• lunar eclipse

A(n)_________ occurs when the moon's sunlit fraction is getting smaller.

• solar eclipse
• waning
• neap tide
• general eclipse

Spring tides occur

• When the sun and moon are at right angles to Earth
• When day and night are equal
• when the sun, moon, and Earth line up
• Only when the sun and moon are the same distance from Earth

The darkest part of the moon's shadow is the..

• penumbra
• umbra
• solar eclipse
• new moon

What happens during a total solar eclipse?

• The shadow of Earth falls on the moon.
• A thin ring of the sun shows through.
• The moon completely covers the sun.
• The moon is about the same size as the sun.

The following picture reflects the moon when the tide is...

• high tide is at its highest
• low tide is at its lowest
• high tide is at its lowest
• low tide is at its highest