24 BOWER THE MOON!

Which diagram shows the correct arrangement of the sun (S), Earth (E), and moon (M) relative to the location of high tides?

• B

• A

• C

• D

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Which correctly describes the phase of the moon that would most likely appear on day 13?

• Waning Cresent

• full moon

• quarter moon

• waning gibbous

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Which points in the diagram of the earth would have High Tides?

• A and C

• B and D

• A and B

• D and C

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If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up as follows, the Earth would have__________.

• Spring Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• Spring Tides, which is when there are almost no tides.

• Neap Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• Neap Tides, which is when there are almost no tides

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Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing when the Earth and Sun are in the positions shown in the illustration?

• Winter due to the Northern Hemisphere being tilted away from the sun.

• Spring due to the Southern Hemisphere being tilted towards the sun.

• Summer due to the Southern Hemisphere being tilted away from the sun.

• Fall due to the Northern hemisphere being tilted away from the sun.

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Which of the following best explains the location and cause of a full moon?

• Location 1: One half of the moon is facing the sun.

• Location 5: The moon’s illuminated side is completely facing the sun

• Location 7: The moon’s illuminated side is completely facing towards Earth.

• Location 3: Half of the moon is being illuminated by the sun.

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Which phase of the moon is shown below and what causes this phenomenon to occur?

• Waxing gibbous; only a fourth of the moon is illuminated.

• Waxing crescent; the illuminated part of the moon is increasing

• Waning crescent; the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

• Waning gibbous; the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.

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Which phase of the moon occurred between these two phases?

• New moon that is completely covered by a shadow.

• Quarter moon that is always the first moon of the month.

• Full moon that is completely illuminated.

• Crescent moon that is almost completely covered by a shadow.

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Which of the positions above represents the phase OF A HALF MOON WHERE THE LEFT SIDE IS LIT UP?

• IV

• I

• III

• II

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Denise learned in her Earth Space Science class that there are two factors that cause the seasons. What are these factors?

• The spin of Earth’s on its axis and the brightness of the sun.

• Earth’s revolution around the sun and the tilt of Earth on its axis.

• Earth’s revolution around the sun and the sun’s brightness.

• Earth’s tilt and speed of rotation on its axis.

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