Earth, Sun and Moon Quiz

The diagram shows Earth, Sun, Moon alignment. What event is shown by the diagram?

• Full moon

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• 1st quarter moon

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True or False. The reason why solar eclipse happens during a new moon is when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all aligned. This allows the moon to cover the sun.

• True

• False

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What causes Earth to have a season?

• The moon blocks the sun during the winter months

• Earth’s axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun

• The moon's gravitational pull is stronger during summer months

• Earth rotates on its axis as it revolves around the sun

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At neap tides, the line between Earth and the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and Moon. Which phase of the moon is being described in the alignment?

• First and third quarter

• First quarter

• Full moon

• Full moon and New Moon

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True or False. During the summer solstice in northern hemisphere and winter solstice in southern hemisphere the sun appears farthest to the north. The Northern hemisphere will experience a day with most amounts of sunlight while the southern hemisphere will experience a day with the least amount of sunlight.

• True

• False

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To model a person watching a solar eclipse, a girl turns on her back to the sun, stretches out her hand and faces the moon in front of her. What aspect of the model should be corrected?

• The girl should face the sun and hold the moon between sun and herself

• She should turn to the Sun on her right and hold the moon to her left

• Should turn so that her back is to the sun and hold the moon behind her

• Should turn so that the sun is on her left and the moon on her right

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You notice that each year high tides are higher and low tides are lower. What is the conclusion of that observation?

• The moon is the closest part of its orbit around the earth; the Sun and moon form a straight line.

• The moon is at the farthest part of its orbit around the earth; Sun and Moon form a straight line

• The moon is at the closest part of its orbit around the Earth; the sun and moon form a right angle with earth

• The moon is at the farthest part of its orbit around the Earth, the sun and moon form a right angle

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The Sun and Moon influences earth’s tide, but the moon’s influence is greater than the sun’s because the sun has greater mass, but the moon is much closer to the Earth.

• True

• False

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Without the force of gravity, what will happen to the motion of the planets?

• The planets will drift away

• Planets will slow down

• Planets will make smaller circles

• Planets will slow down and would eventually stop

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The factors that would affect the strength of gravitational force between sun and any planets are the mass of the sun, the distance between the sun and the planets, the mass of the planets.

• True

• False

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