Brainpop Moon

The first man set foot on the moon on _____________________.

• June 1969

• August 1969

• July 1969

• January 1969

The moon gets its light from __________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase is this?

• nail

• tiny

• banana

• cresent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Place the following phases of the moon in the correct sequence: Waxing crescent; Waning gibbous; Third quarter moon

• A,B,C

• A,C,B

• C,A,B

• B,C,A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater effect on tides?

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

• The moon is much closer than the sun.

• Although the moon is smaller than the sun, it has more mass.

• The earth blocks the sun's gravitational pull.

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High tides occur:

• a. At either the North Pole or South Pole, depending on where the moon is.

• b. On the side of the earth facing away from the moon only

• c. On the side of the earth facing the moon only.

• d. On the side of the earth facing the moon, and also the opposite side.

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What might happen if the moon were only half as large as it is now?

• There would be no tides

• Most areas would receive fewer high tides each day

• The ocean level would rise and fall less dramatically

• Ocean waves would not be very large

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The moon's gravity affects:

• a. Both the solid parts of the earth and the oceans

• b. The solid parts of the earth only

• c. The oceans only

• d. The moon only

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What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

• Distance between the moon and the earth

• Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

• Distance between the earth and the sun

• Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

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A lunar eclipse occurs when:

• The sun passes between the earth and the moon

• The moon passes between the earth and the sun.

• The moon passes through the earth's shadow.

• The sun passes through the moon's shadow.

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