Quiz about Moon Phases, Galaxies, Stars

Question 1

Changes in the moon's appearance are

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phases

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eclipses

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stages

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cycle

Question 2

What causes the moon's phases

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the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 3

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

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counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 4

Define Waxing

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Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

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Completely illuminated

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dark side is facing earth

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Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Question 5

Define Gibbous

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More than half of moon visible

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Less than half of moon visible

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All of moon visible

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None of moon visible

Question 6

Define Full Moon

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Complete moon face is visible

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None of moon is visible

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Half moon phase is visible

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Less Than half of moon is visible

Question 7

Define New Moon

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None of moon is visible from Earth

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All of moon visible from Earth

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Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth

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Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth

Question 8

Define Quarter Moon

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Half of the moon is visible

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None of moon visible

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Less than Half the moon is visible

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More than half of moon is visible

Question 9

Name this moon phase

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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

Name this moon phase

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 11

The phase of the moon that occurs between the sun and Earth

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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

In which moon phase, can the moon not be seen at all?

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New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 13

What is the correct order of the moon phases?

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new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter

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new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

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1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon

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new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full

Question 14

Name this moon phase

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 15

Name this moon phase

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 16

Name this moon phase

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 17

Name this moon phase

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 18

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Gibbous

Question 19

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

Question 20

What is illuminating the Moon?

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Sunlight

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Nuclear Fusion

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Mirrors

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Flood Lights

Question 21

Name the moon phase

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waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 22

Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?

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New moon

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Waning crescent

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Full moon

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Waxing gibbous

Question 23

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

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month

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day

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year

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week

Question 24

Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?

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new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

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none, quarter, half, three quarters, full

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dark, light, half, quarter, blue

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first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter

Question 25

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

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The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

Question 26

How many phases does the moon go through?

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8

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4

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10

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16

Question 27

The moon ____________ or goes around the Earth.

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orbits

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cries

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climbs

Question 28

Define Gibbous

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More than half of moon visible

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Less than half of moon visible

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All of moon visible

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None of moon visible

Question 29

Name the moon phase

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 30

The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

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Right Side

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Left Side

Question 31

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 32

True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

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True

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False

Question 33

What is a way of describing how the moon looks during the quarter phase?
(this is the tricky one)

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A Half

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Invisible

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A Pizza Pie

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A Thin Banana

Question 34

When the moon waxes, it ________.

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A and B only

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goes from a new moon to a full moon

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seems to get bigger in size

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goes from a full moon back to a new moon

Question 35

When the moon wanes, it ________.

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B and C only

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goes from a new moon to a full moon

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goes from a full moon back to a new moon

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seems to get smaller in size

Question 36

What happens right after the full moon phase?

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The moon goes through its phases in the reverse order.

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The moon becomes new.

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The moon seems to disappear in the sky.

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The moon starts to wax.

Question 37

What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

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new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

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full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new

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new, crescent, gibbous, quarter, full

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full, quarter, gibbous, crescent, new

Question 38

What is true of a new moon?

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The moon appears invisible.

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You can see about half the moon.

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The moon looks like a pizza pie.

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It involves teenage vampires

Question 39

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

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Cresent

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New

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Quarter

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Gibbous

Question 40

Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

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Gibbous

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New

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Cresent

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Quarter

Question 41

Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

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The planets and stars are farther away.

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The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.

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In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.

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The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.

Question 42

If the moon is roughly 3/4 illuminated we say it is in the _________________________ stage.

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Gibbous

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Crescent

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New

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Quarter

Question 43

If the moon is fully illuminated it is said to be a____________ moon.

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Full

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New

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Crescent

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Gibbous

Question 44

Which month is the best month to view moon phases because the number of days almost matches the lunar month?

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February

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April

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July

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December

Question 45

If the illuminated side of the moon is on the right, the moon is said to be:

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Waxing

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Shrinking

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Waning

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Not moving

Question 46

What is the moon mostly made of?

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Rock

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Green Cheese

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Hot gases

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Lava

Question 47

Which phase below is NOT a phase of the moon?

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Old Moon

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New Moon

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 48

What is a high tide?

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Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

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Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

Question 49

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

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high tide

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low tide

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neap tide

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spring tide

Question 50

Water flows toward the high tides, halfway between them causing ____________.

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low tides

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neap tide

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high tide

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spring tide

Question 51

Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

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12.5 hours

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24 hours

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25 hours

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6.25 hours

Question 52

A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides

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false

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true

Question 53

Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month.

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True

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False

Question 54

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

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Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 55

What causes tides?

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gravity

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wind

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spring

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neap

Question 56

What are ocean tides?

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Long waves due to the gravitational pull between the Earth,sun and the moon

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Long waves due to the gravitational pull of the moon only.

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Long period waves caused by wind.

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Short period waves caused by wind.

Question 57

What is a high tide?

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Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

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Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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