Earth/Space Review 3-Sun+moon+Earth

Earth/Space Review 3-Sun+Moon+Earth

Multiple Choice

when the moon is gaining light

• waning
• waxing
• crescent
• eclipse

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Moon is losing light

• waxing 
• crescent
• waning
• full

Multiple Choice

Which position is a Waning Gibbous moon? 

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

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Which location is the Full Moon? 

• 1
• 3
• 5
• 7

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• 1st quarter

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

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lighter, outer part of the shadow

• penumbra
• umbra

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darkest, innermost part of the shadow

• penumbra
• umbra

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What type of eclipse is this?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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What type of eclipse is this?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse

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What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

• full moon
• new moon
• 3rd quarter
• waxing crescent

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What moon phase occurs during a solar eclipse?

• Full moon
• new moon
• 1st quarter
• waxing gibbous

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What type of eclipse occurs when the earth's shadow is cast on a full moon?

• solar
• lunar

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What type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun's light and cast a shadow on earth?

• solar
• lunar

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Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

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

• neap tide
• high tide
• spring tide
• low tides

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A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

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

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

Multiple Choice

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

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Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
• The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

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Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?