6.3 Earth Moon and Sun: Tides, Eclipses, Seasons

Match the Moon Phase to the picture​ ​

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

first quarter

full moon

new moon

waning cresent

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

waxing crescent

third quarter

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The sun always shines on ______ of the moon

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Which direction would the sun be if the moon is full?

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Waxing literally means (a)   , but also tells us that "​ (b)   ".

Waning literally means ​ (c)   , but also tells us that "​ (d)   ".

• increasing/getting stronger, brighter, or bigger
• the white will be on the right
• decreasing/getting weaker, dimmer, or smaller
• the white will be on the left

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Label each model with which type of eclipse it is depicting:

d

c

Total eclipse

Partial eclipse

Geo eclipse

Solar eclipse

Lunar eclipse

Earth eclipse

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The regular rise and fall of Earth's oceans as influenced by the Moon is the definition of...

• Tides

• Waves

• Tidal range

• Tidal bulge

Select which position depicts when the south hemisphere would be receiving the most indirect sunlight.

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One complete revolution of Earth around the Sun takes

• one year

• one month

• one month

• one hour

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The sun and moon seem to move across the sky each day because of Earth's _____ on its axis.

• revolution

• climate

• rotation

• eclipse

The imaginary line that passes through the center of the Earth and the North and South poles is the _____.

• Earth's axis
• path of Earth's orbit
• Earth's equator
• solar axis