MPET Review

What causes tides?

• Moon's gravitation pull

• Earth's gravitational pull

• Earth's revolution

• Moon's rotation

Where does the moon get its light from?

• reflects from the Sun

• reflects from Earth

• makes own light

• it is not lit

Why do we always see the same side of the Moon?

• The Moon rotates and revolves at the same speed

• We don't

• The Earth revolves around the Moon

• The Moon rotates and Earth revolves

When you see half of the moon it is a ​ (a)  

When you see none of the moon it is a ​ (b)  

When you see the entire moon it is a ​ (c)  

When you see less than half of the moon it is a ​ (d)  

when you see more than half of the moon it is a ​ (e)  

• quarter moon
• new moon
• full moon
• crescent moon
• gibbous moon

waxing means ​ (a)   and waning means ​ (b)  

• growing
• shrinking

A solar eclipse can only occur during a ​ (a)   moon. A lunar eclipse can only occur during a ​ (b)   moon.

• new
• full

Match the Moon Phase to the picture​ ​

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

full moon

new moon

waning cresent

first quarter

third quarter

waxing gibbous

waning gibbous

waxing crescent

Why don't we experience an eclipse each month?

• The Moon revolves around Earth on a tilt

• The Earth revolves around the Moon

• The Moon rotates around the Sun

• The Sun moves up and down

What kind of tide does this picture represent?

• spring tides

• neap tides

• tidal wave

• tsunami

What type of tide is represented by this picture?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• tidal wave

• tsunami