Moon Quiz

Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

What moon phase is this?

• Crescent
• Gibbous
• Quarter Moon
• Half Moon

What phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?

• New moon
• 1st quarter
• Full moon
• 3rd quarter

How many high tides  and low tides are there each day?

• 1 & 1
• 2 & 2
• 1 & 2
• 2 & 1

What moon phases do spring tides occur?

• new and full
• 1st & 3rd quarters

What moon phases do neap tides occur?

• new and full
• 1st & 3rd quarters

When the moon blocks the Earth from the sun what occurs?

• Lunar Eclipse
• Solar Eclipse

How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full cycle?

• 29
• 29.5
• 28
• 28.52

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous