Moon Phases, Tides, Solar/Lunar Eclipses

The tide produced during the moon's first and last quarters is called the _________.

• waning
• neap tide
• waxing
• lunar eclipse

A(n)_________ occurs when the moon's sunlit fraction is getting smaller.

• solar eclipse
• waning
• neap tide
• general eclipse

A(n) _________ occurs when the moon's sunlit fraction that we can see from Earth is getting larger. 

• eclipse
• waning
• neap tide
• waxing

Spring tides occur

• When the sun and moon are at right angles to Earth
• When day and night are equal
• when the sun, moon, and Earth line up
• Only when the sun and moon are the same distance from Earth

What happens during a total solar eclipse?

• The shadow of Earth falls on the moon.
• A thin ring of the sun shows through.
• The moon completely covers the sun.
• The moon is about the same size as the sun.

Which type of ocean movement varies depending on the current moon phase?

• Current

• Wave

• Tide

what is the 1st moon phase?

• full moon

• waning waning cresent

• I don't know?

• new moon

The gravitational pull of the _____ causes the tides on Earth.

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Moon

• Mars

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

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

What kind of eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the darkest part of the earth's shadow (umbra)?

• Total Lunar Eclipse

• Partial Lunar Eclipse

• Annular Eclipse

• Total Solar Eclipse