Earth Sun and Moon System

Spring tides occur during which lunar phases?

• neap and solar

• new and full

• 1st quarter and 3rd quarter

• gibbous and waning

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When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Fall

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Approximately how much time does it take for the moon to phase from LETTER A to LETTER F?

• 3.5 days

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

• 10.5 days

Where would the sun need to be in this diagram to cause these phases of the moon?

• On the right

• On the left

• At the top

• At the bottom

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Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?

• waxing moon

• new moon

• full moon

• waning moon

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As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling

• waxing

• waning

• disappearing

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What would the moon look like 15 days after this one?

• Full moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• New moon

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Name the phase that the selected images represent.

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

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What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

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What phase occurs on the 15th of the month? What is the name of the phase?

• 3rd Quarter

• 1st Quarter

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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