Moon and Tides

It takes ________ days for the moon to make a complete circuit around the Earth.

• 10 days

• 365 days

• 27.32 days

• 44.78 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

________ Eclipses happen when the sun, Earth and moon are completely lines up in a row, and the Earth ends up blocking the rays of the sun from reaching the moon.

• Lunar

• Solar

• High Tide

• Neap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

There are 8 phases of the moon. Which of the following is not one of the 8 phases.

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• First Quarter or Half Moon

• Spring Tides

• Waxing Gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During this phase, the moon is not visible from Earth. The moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

• Waning Gibbous

• Last Quarter or Half Moon

• Waning Crescent

• New Moon

___________ means that the bright side is increasing. The right side is the bright side.

• Waning

• Waxing

• Cresent

• Full

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

___________ means that the bright side is decreasing.

• Waning

• Waxing

• Cresent

• Full

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The gravitational pull from the Moon, and the rotation of the Earth on its axis, cause the ocean and sea water to ______________.

• Have spring tides only

• Buldge

• warm as if in a tropical region

• remain calm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Even though the Sun is much larger than the Moon, the Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Sun. It’s ________________ is stronger due to it being closer.

• gravitational pull

• neap tide

• rate of rotation

• illumination

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

• Neat Tide

• Spring Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4