Quiz about Moon Phases & Tides

Question 1

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through ____, which we can sometimes see at night or during the day.

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phases

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revolutions

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rotations

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eclipses

Question 2

Approximately how long does it take the moon to go through one complete lunar cycle (one revolution around Earth)?

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29 days

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65 days

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8 days

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365 days

Question 3

How much of moon is always illuminated (lit up) by the sun?

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50%

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15%

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23%

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It always changes

Question 4

As the moon appears to get larger from one phase to the next, we say that the moon is _____.

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waxing

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swelling

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waning

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disappearing

Question 5

As the moon appears to get smaller from one phase to the next, we say that the moon is _____.

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waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 6

What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 1?

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new moon

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first quarter

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third quarter

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full moon

Question 7

What moon phase is this?

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waning gibbous

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

Question 8

What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 5?

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full moon

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new moon

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first quarter

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third quarter

Question 9

What moon phase is this?

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 10

What phase of the moon would be visible when the moon is at position 3?

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first quarter

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new moon

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full moon

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third quarter

Question 11

What moon phase is this?

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new moon

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full moon

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

Question 12

What moon phase is this?

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third (last) quarter

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first quarter

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

Question 13

What is the shape of the moon when it is more than 1/2 full but less than full?

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gibbous

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crescent

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waxing

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waning

Question 14

What is the shape of the moon when it is less than 1/2 full but more than a New Moon?

Accepted Answer

crescent

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gibbous

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waxing

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waning

Question 15

Which list of moon phases are in the correct order?

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1st quarter, 3rd quarter, waning crescent

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1st quarter, waxing crescent, 3rd quarter

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waxing gibbous, waning crescent, 3rd quarter

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full moon, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

Question 16

The reason we see moon phases is because _____

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we see different amounts of the sunlit side of the moon because of the moon's revolution.

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the moon doesn't make enough light to light its entire surface.

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of shadows on the moon.

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of clouds.

Question 17

High tide and low tides are caused by...

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the moon's gravitation pull and, to a lesser degree, the sun's gravitational pull.

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the moon's gravitational pull only.

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the Earth's tilt on its axis.

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the movement of ocean waves.

Question 18

The type of tide that occurs during the full or new moon is called _____. It shows the greatest difference in the low and high tide.

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spring tide

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summer tide

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neap tide

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fall tide

Question 19

What type of tide would occur when the moon is in positions B and D?

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Neap

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Spring

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Fall

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Summer

Question 20

What type of tide would occur when the moon is in positions A and C?

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Spring

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Neap

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Fall

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Summer

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