The MOON,Tides and Eclipses Monday Checkup

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

• Below each other

• Above each other

• In alignment

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

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

• Neap tides

• Spring tides

• Normal tides

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

• Spring tides

• Neap tides

• Normal tides

What three events can occur with this alignment of the sun, earth, and moon?

• solar eclipse, new moon, neap tide

• solar eclipse, full moon, neap tide

• solar eclipse, new moon, spring tide

• solar eclipse, full moon, spring tide

What causes the Earth's seasons?

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The way the Earth spins on it's axis

• The way the Earth is tilted on it's axis in relation to how it revolves around the Sun

• The way the Moon revolves around the Sun

If the Earth was not tilted on its axis, which of the following would be true?

• We would still have seasons, but there wouldn't be as much difference between cold and hot average monthly temperatures.

• We would not have any seasons. The equator would still have the highest average annual temperature.

• We would have two seasons: a mild winter and a mild summer.

• We would not have any seasons. All of the Earth would have the same average annual temperature.

Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter/third quarter

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same

• the moon is larger than the sun

• tides are not caused by the moon

• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

• The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

• The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

• Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.