Earth, Sun, & Moon

A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

• Full moon
• New moon
• Waxing gibbous 
• Waning crescent

A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

• Full moon
• New moon
• Quarter moon
• Waning moon

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse
• No eclipse occurs

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse
• No eclipse occurs

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull
• Orbit of Earth around the sun

Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?

• 2 high and 2 low tides
• 4 high and 4 low tides
• 1 high and 1 low tides
• 1 high tide and 2 low tides

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

• Neap tides
• Spring tides
• Normal tides
• High tides

What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?

• Neap tides
• Spring tides
• Normal tides
• High tides

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

• Spring tides
• Neap tides
• Normal tides
• Low tides

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

• Spring
• Neap
• Normal
• High