Gravity, Motion, and Tides

What moon phases occur with spring tides?

• New moon and first quarter
• First and third quarter
• New and full moon
• Full moon and third quarter

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What type of tide is represented in the picture?

• Neap tide because of the tidal bulges
• Spring tide because the sun and moon are working together pulling on Earth.
• Spring tide because of where the Earth is in its orbit.
• Neap tide because the sun and moon provide opposite forces on the Earth.

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Which pair of objects has the greatest force of gravity between them? 

• The top pair because they are farther apart.
• The bottom pair because they are closer together.
• The top pair because they are moving fast.
• The bottom pair because they are moving slow.

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If you are spending the entire day at Tybee Island, Georgia during a neap tide, what are you most likely to see?

• An extremely high tide and an extremely low tide

• A minimal difference between high tide and low tide

• An extreme low tide, but a normal high tide

• An extreme high tide, but a normal low tide

The sun has more mass than Earth. Why doesn't the moon orbit the sun instead of Earth?

• The moon is closer to Earth than the sun so its gravitational pull is more.
• It does orbit the sun because of Earth's orbit around the sun.
• The Earth has a greater mass than the sun.
• Earth's magnetic field is so strong it pulls the moon close.

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An object in motion will continue in motion unless acted upon by a(n) __________________.

• neap tide

• outside force

• gravitational inertia

• pickled ham

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The spinning of the Earth on its axis is also known as its...

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Inertia

The movement of one object around another, such as Earth orbiting the sun, is called...

• revolution

• rotation

• gravity

• inertia

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True or false: The moon only appears to have phases from the perspective of Earth's surface. The moon's illumination and darkness remain the same out in space.

• True

• False

This term refers to when high and low tides are at their most extreme:

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• Gravity

• Eclipse