Quiz about Earth, Moon, and Sun

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

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Spring

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Fall

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Winter

Question 9

Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 10

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The earth is tilted on its axis

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The sun is tilted on its axis

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The earth gets closer and farther away from the sun

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Earth revolves around the sun

Question 11

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?

Accepted Answer

23.5

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0

Answer

50

Answer

90

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

365 1/4 days

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24 hours

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1 month

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1 day

Question 13

Where does the moon get its light?

Accepted Answer

Sun's reflection

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Earth's reflection

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The moon produces its own light

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a flashlight

Question 14

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

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There would be no seasons

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Nothing would change

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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

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The Sun revolves around the Earth

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The Earth rotates around the Sun

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The Earth revolves around the Sun

Question 16

Waning is:

Accepted Answer

Decreasing light

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Increasing light

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High Tide

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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

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Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

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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

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 19

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

gravity

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wind

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spring

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neap

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

it is closer to the Earth

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it is smaller than the Sun

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it revolves around the Earth

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it is Mullinax's

Question 21

Earth's spinning on its axis is called its

Accepted Answer

rotation

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revolution

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orbit

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cycle

Question 22

Which event occurs once every 24 hours?

Accepted Answer

Earth rotates on its axis

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Earth revolves around the sun

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Moon rotates on its axis

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Moon revolves around Earth

Question 23

When the south end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

Accepted Answer

It is winter in the Northern Hemisphere

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It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere

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The sun is low in the sky in the Southern Hemisphere

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The sun is farthest north of the equator

Question 24

In a leap year, the number of days is...

Accepted Answer

366

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365

Answer

364

Answer

365 1/4

Question 25

Spring tides occur

Accepted Answer

when the sun, Earth, and moon are lined up

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when the sun and moon are at right angles to Earth

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when day and night are equal

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only when the sun and moon are the same distance from Earth

Question 26

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion is

Accepted Answer

inertia

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orbital motion

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gravity

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universal gravitation

Question 27

The pull of gravity on the surface of the moon is

Accepted Answer

one sixth that of Earth

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six times that of Earth

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one quarter that of Earth

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one eightieth that of Earth

Question 28

Maria are

Accepted Answer

regions formed from huge lava flows

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seas on the moon

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regions with many craters

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lunar highlands

Question 29

The darkest part of the moon's shadow is the

Accepted Answer

umbra

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penumbra

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solar eclipse

Answer

new moon

Question 30

The moon's surface gets very hot in direct sunlight because

Accepted Answer

the moon has no atmosphere

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one side is always turned toward the sun

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the moon has no liquid water to absorb the sun's energy

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only some areas have crater walls to shield against sunlight

Question 31

In one year, Earth completes 365 revolutions.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 32

The day in March on which the sun is overhead at noon at the equator is called the autumnal solstice.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 33

A solar eclipse occurs during a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 34

When the moon is in Earth's umbra, you see a total lunar eclipse.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 35

The distance between two objects and the masses of the objects determine the strength of the force of gravity.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

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