Eclipses and Tides

Which moon phase occurs when the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun?

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

• New Quarter

• New Moon

What type of eclipse will occur when the Moon completely blocks out the view of the Sun for an observer on Earth?

• Partial Eclipse

• Total Solar Eclipse

• Partial Solar Eclipse

• Total Lunar Eclilpse

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

• New
• Cresent
• Gibbous
• Full

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why is a lunar eclipse very rare?

• Because it happens every new moon
• Because the moon's orbit is tilted, so the sun, moon and earth rarely line up
• because the moon isn't close enough to the earth
• because the earth isn't close enough to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This type of eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sunlight from reaching Earth?

• Solar eclipse
• Lunar eclipse
• Total eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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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

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