Comprehensive Science

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

• Waning crescent

• Full moon

• Waxing gibbous

• New moon

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The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day

• year

• week

• month

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Changes in the moon's appearance are

• phases

• eclipses

• stages

• cycle

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upwards

• downwards

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Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing

• Completely illuminated

• dark side is facing earth

• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

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What is the correct order of the moon phases?

• new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter

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

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

• new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full

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What causes tides?

• gravity

• wind

• spring

• neap

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If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

• 2 hours

• 6 hours

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• low tide, high tide

• low tides, high tides

• low tides, high tides

• low tides, high tides

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

• it is smaller than the Sun

• it revolves around the Earth

• it is closer to the Earth

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