Unit 3 Vocab Retest

Which moon phase depicted below would have the lowest low tide?

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Tides are caused by the ​ (a)   of the ​ (b)   .

• gravitational pull
• Moon
• Tilt
• Earth's axis
• revoution
• Earth
• Orbit
• rotation

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Label the moon phase we would see from Earth at each of these positions:

e

f

g

h

d

c

Waxing gibbous

Full Moon

Last 1/4

1st 1/4

Waning gibbous

New Moon

Waning crescent

Waxing crescent

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In the picture, select north hemisphere when it is experiencing spring.

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Waxing literally means (a)   , but also tells us that "​ (b)   ".

Waning literally means ​ (c)   , but also tells us that "​ (d)   ".

• increasing/getting stronger, brighter, or bigger
• the white will be on the right
• decreasing/getting weaker, dimmer, or smaller
• the white will be on the left

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Label each model with which type of eclipse it is depicting:

d

c

Lunar eclipse

Total eclipse

Partial eclipse

Solar eclipse

Earth eclipse

Geo eclipse

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The regular rise and fall of Earth's oceans as influenced by the Moon is the definition of...

• Tides

• Waves

• Tidal range

• Tidal bulge

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Select which position depicts when the south hemisphere would be receiving the most indirect sunlight.

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The (a)   is the longest day/shortest night of the year, which for the north hemisphere occurs around​ (b)   20th.

The ​ (c)   is the longest night/shortest day of the year, which for the north hemisphere occurs around ​ (d)   20th. ​

• summer solstice
• June
• winter solstice
• December
• March
• September
• Spring equinox
• Fall equinox

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Explain what causes seasons on Earth:

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