DSR Quiz 6 Review

Look at the diagram below. Which moon phase would be seen from Earth at Position B?

• New Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• 3rd Quarter

• Full Moon

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Look at the diagram below. Which moon phase would be seen from Earth at Position A?

• New Moon

• 3rd Quarter

• Waxing Crescent

• Full Moon

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This occurs when the moon passes behind the Earth and into Earth’s shadow.

• Traditional eclipse

• Annular eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

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Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram below?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Partial eclipse

• Annular eclipse

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Which moon phase would be seen from Earth based on the alignments below?

• New moon

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

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What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

• Distance between the Moon and Earth

• Tilt of the Moon's orbit around Earth

• Distance between Earth and the Sun

• Tilt of Earth's axis of rotation

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Choose 3. Which are phenomena caused by the alignments of the Earth, Sun, and Moon?

• Tides

• Ocean Currents

• Moon Phases

• Eclipses

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The rise and fall of sea levels due to the Moon’s gravity is known as?

• Currents

• Moon phases

• Tides

• Wind

Why does the Moon have a greater effect on tides than the Sun?

• The Sun's gravity doesn't affect water.

• The Moon is much closer than the Sun.

• The Moon has more mass.

• Earth blocks the Sun's gravitational pull.

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Which type of tide would occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are arranged in the diagram below?

• High tide

• Low tide

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

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