Quiz about 8 - Moon, Moon Phases, Tides, Eclipses

Question 1

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 2

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 3

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 4

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 5

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 6

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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New Moon

Question 7

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 8

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Last Quarter

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 9

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 10

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

First quarter

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New moon

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Full moon

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Third quarter

Question 11

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

New moon

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First quarter

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Full moon

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Third quarter

Question 12

Tides are caused by ___________

Accepted Answer

gravitational pull of the moon

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wind

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waves gravitation toward the land

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rain

Question 13

What phase is this?

Accepted Answer

First Quarter Moon

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Third Quarter Moon

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Waxing Gibbous Moon

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Waning Gibbous Moon

Question 14

What phase is this?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Full Moon

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First Quarter Moon

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Third Quarter Moon

Question 15

Which way does the moon revolve?

Accepted Answer

counter clockwise

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clockwise

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some times it changes direction

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the opposite direction of the Earth

Question 16

Waxing means...

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Growing

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Shrinking

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Losing light

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Moving

Question 17

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of the Earth, moon and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun and the moon rotates and revolves around the Earth.

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The Sun revolves around the Earth and moon.

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The Earth rotates around the Sun and the moon rotates around the Earth.

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The Earth revolves around the Sun and the moon rotates around the Earth.

Question 18

What is a lunar month?

Accepted Answer

The time from one new moon to the next new moon.

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The time from one full moon to the the next new moon.

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The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth.

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The month of October .

Question 19

Name the phase of the moon for letter f

Accepted Answer

Waning Gibbous

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 20

Name the phase of the moon for letter d

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

Question 21

What is illuminating the Moon?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight

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Nuclear Fusion

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Mirrors

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Earth

Question 22

_______ is the apparent changing shapes of the Moon

Accepted Answer

Moon Phases

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New Moon

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Crescent Moon

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Full Moon

Question 23

How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?

Accepted Answer

one month

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one day

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one year

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one hour

Question 24

TRUE or FALSE

We can see the moon during the day.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 25

When the moon appears to be "getting smaller", we call this _______________.

Accepted Answer

Waning

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Waxing

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Shrinking

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Disappearing

Question 26

Which is the MAIN cause of the ocean's tides?

Accepted Answer

the gravitational pull of the moon

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the tilt of the Earth's axis

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the Earth's rotation on it's axis

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the uneven heating of the oceans by the sun

Question 27

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

Accepted Answer

28 days

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1 day

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7 days

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365 days

Question 28

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape.  This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

Accepted Answer

reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

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physically changing size and shape.

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moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

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having craters on its surface.

Question 29

Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?

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because it rotates and revolves at the same rate

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because the phases change

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because half of the moon always receives sunlight

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the moon changes positions

Question 30

The moon ____________ on its axis about once every________ Earth days.

Accepted Answer

rotates, 28

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revolves, 28

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revolves, 7

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rotates, 7

Question 31

What is the name of the first spacecraft to land on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Apollo 11

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Titan

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Viking 7

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Phoenix

Question 32

Which tides are the strongest?

Accepted Answer

spring tides

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neap tides

Question 33

A person weighing 600 Newtons (N) on the Earth would weigh

Accepted Answer

100 N on the Moon

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150 N on the Moon

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600 N on the Moon

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300 N on the Moon

Question 34

Which of these statements about the Moon's atmosphere are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Moon has almost no atmosphere

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Moon has a thin atmosphere with few clouds

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Moon has a thin atmosphere but no clouds

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Moon's atmosphere is to poisonous to breath on

Question 35

The Moon's mass is about

Accepted Answer

1/8 of Earth's mass

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1/20 of Earth's mass

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1/50 of Earth's mass

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1/80 of Earth's mass

Question 36

A lunar eclipse results when

Accepted Answer

Moon passes through Earth's shadow

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Moon passes through sun's shadow

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Earth passes through moon's shadow

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Earth passes through sun's shadow

Question 37

What is the correct alignment during a total lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Sun, Earth, moon

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Sun, Moon, Earth

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Earth, Sun, moon

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Moon, Sun, Earth

Question 38

Dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the Moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled large basins are called ____.

Accepted Answer

maria

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craters

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volcanoes

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sedimentary rocks

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rays

Question 39

The presence of maria on the Moon indicates that ____.

Accepted Answer

the Moon contained lava beneath its surface in the past

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many meteorites have hit the Moon recently

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few meteorites have hit the Moon

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the Moon has a dense atmosphere

Question 40

The time for one rotation of the Moon is about 27 days. What is the time of its revolution?

Accepted Answer

27 days

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24 hours

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24 days

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365 days

Question 41

What formed the craters on the Moon?

Accepted Answer

impacts from objects in space

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volcanoes

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lava flowing up through the Moon's crust

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tectonic plate movement

Question 42

Why do solar eclipses happen only during a new moon?

Accepted Answer

A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all aligned. This allows the Moon to appear to cover the Sun.

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A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all in a 90 degree angle. This allows the Moon to appear to cover the Sun.

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A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all aligned. This allows the Sun to appear to cover the Moon.

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A new moon occurs when the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all in a 90 degree angle. This allows the Sun to appear to cover the Moon.

Question 43

What is the illustration?

Accepted Answer

total solar eclipse

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total lunar eclipse

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partial lunar eclipse

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partial solar eclipse

Question 44

What is the illustration?

Accepted Answer

total lunar eclipse

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partial lunar eclipse

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partial solar eclipse

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total solar eclipse

Question 45

The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the Earth

Accepted Answer

perigee

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apogee

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apehelion

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perihelion

Question 46

The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth

Accepted Answer

apogee

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perigee

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apehelion

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perihelion

Question 47

What happens during a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

The Earth blocks the light from the sun on the moon.

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The sun blocks the moon from Earth.

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The moon blocks the light from the sun from Earth.

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The Earth blocks the moon from the sun.

Question 48

During a solar eclipse...

Accepted Answer

The sun is blocked by the moon

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The Earth is blocked moon

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The moon is blocked by the sun

Question 49

Which tides have the least difference between high and low water?

Accepted Answer

Neap tides

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Spring tides

Question 50

The moon is about ________ the size of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

1/4

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1/2

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3/4

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1/8

Question 51

The temperature extremes on the moon are caused by the

Accepted Answer

moon's slow rotation and no atmosphere

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moon's slow revolution and no atmosphere

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Earth's slow rotation

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Earth's slow revolution

Question 52

Based upon this graph, what was the phase of the moon on December 10th and why?

Accepted Answer

third quarter moon, because the moon is going from being 100% illuminated to 50% illuminated

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first quarter moon, because the moon is going from being 100% illuminated to 50% illuminated

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first quarter moon, because the moon is going from being 50% illuminated to 100% illuminated

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third quarter moon, because the moon is going from being 50% illuminated to 100% illuminated

Question 53

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 54

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

Accepted Answer

high tide

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low tide

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neap tide

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spring tide

Question 55

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

Accepted Answer

neap tide

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full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 56

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

Accepted Answer

spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 57

If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

Accepted Answer

6 hours

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2 hours

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12 hours

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24 hours

Question 58

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see?

Accepted Answer

low

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high

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none

Answer

spring

Question 59

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

Accepted Answer

2 low tides, 2 high tides

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1 low tide, 1 high tide

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4 low tides, 4 high tides

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3 low tides, 3 high tides

Question 60

How many times per month does a spring tide occur?

Accepted Answer

twice

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Once

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three times

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it changes every month

Question 61

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the

Accepted Answer

phases of the moon

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seasons (fall, winter, etc.)

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surface currents

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deep sea currents

Question 62

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

Accepted Answer

spring tide

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rip tide

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neap tide

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breaker tide

Question 63

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

Accepted Answer

Neap tides

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Spring tides

Answer

Normal tides

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