Quiz about Unit 8 Cycle 2: Moon Phases, Eclipses, & Tides

Question 1

How much of the moon is always illuminated by the sun?

Accepted Answer

Half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.

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Different amounts are illuminated; it depends on the phase.

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All of the moon is always illuminated by the sun.

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None of the moon is ever illuminated by the Sun.

Question 2

How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

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28 days

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24 hours

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7 days

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365 days

Question 3

What phase of the moon occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are basically all in a line as shown in this image?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Full Moon

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 4

What phase of the moon occurs when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a line as shown in this image?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 5

If you observe this moon phase on Wednesday night, which moon phase would you observe two days later (Friday)?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 6

If you observe this moon phase on Monday night, which moon phase would you observe two days later (Wednesday)?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 7

In which direction does the moon orbit the earth?

Accepted Answer

counterclockwise

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clockwise

Question 8

What phase of the moon would you observe from earth if themoon was located where the green X is in this model?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Waxing Crescent

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Full Moon

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Waning Crescent

Question 9

What is happening when the part of the moon that we see from Earth is getting larger?

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

Question 10

What is happening when the part of the moon that we see from Earth is getting smaller?

Accepted Answer

waning

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waxing

Question 11

What is an event in which a planet or moon passes through the shadow of another planet or moon?

Accepted Answer

eclipse

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penumbra

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umbra

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tide

Question 12

What type of eclipse takes place when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and covers the Moon with its shadow as shown in the image here?

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 13

What type of eclipse takes place when the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon but the three celestial bodies do not form a straight line in space as shown in the image here?

Accepted Answer

partial lunar eclipse

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total lunar eclipse

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partial solar eclipse

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total solar eclipse

Question 14

What type of eclipse takes place when the whole of the disk of the sun is completely obscuredby the moon as shown in the image here?

Accepted Answer

total solar eclipse

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partial lunar eclipse

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total lunar eclipse

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partial solar eclipse

Question 15

Which type of eclipse do we see more often - lunar or solar?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipses

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solar eclipses

Question 16

What is the phase of the moon when we can see a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Full Moon

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Third Quarter

Question 17

What is the phase of the moon when we can see a lunar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Third Quarter

Question 18

The moon pulls on the ocean causing water to bulge, which creates which of these?

Accepted Answer

tides

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waves

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floods

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seasons

Question 19

Why do we see phases of the moon?

Accepted Answer

As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different portions of the lit side.

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The tilt of Earth's axis as it rotates.

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The moon lights different portions of its surface throughout the month.

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The moon revolves and rotates at the same rate.

Question 20

Why don't we have eclipses every month?

Accepted Answer

The moon's orbit is tilted 5%.

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The Earth's orbit is tilted 5%.

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The Earth's axis is tilted 5%.

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The moon's axis is tilted 5%.

Question 21

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

Accepted Answer

The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

Question 22

Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?

Accepted Answer

the moon is closer to Earth than stars

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The moons soaks up the star's light

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The moon is larger than Earth

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The moon is larger than stars

Question 23

This image is an example of

Accepted Answer

Solar Eclipse

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Lunar Eclipse

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Full Moon

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New Moon

Question 24

1 week after the full moon, which moon phase will it be?

Accepted Answer

3 rd Quarter

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New

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1 st Quarter

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Solar Eclipse

Question 25

Which moon happens two week after the full moon phase?

Accepted Answer

New

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 26

Where in this picture is the sun?

Accepted Answer

Right

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Top

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Bottom

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Left

Question 27

Which force causes earth and the moon to stay in their orbits?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Inertia

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Kinetic Energy

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Potential Energy

Unit 8 Cycle 2: Moon Phases, Eclipses, & Tides

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