Earth and Space Semester Test

The moon is on the opposite side of the sun, and the entire "near side" of the moon is illuminated.

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• 1st Quarter Moon
• 3rd Quarter Moon

This is when ¾ of the left side of the moon is visible.

• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Gibbous

What season is in the Southern Hemisphere if the suns 90 degree angle is at the Tropic of Capricorn

• Winter
• Summer
• Fall
• Spring

What season is in the Northern Hemisphere if the suns 90 degree angle is at the Tropic of Capricorn

• Winter
• Summer
• Fall
• Spring

This is the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse

Make all the following that apply to a solar eclipse:

• Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in this order
• Must be viewed with special glasses or a pinhole camera, not looking directly at it.
• Approximately 2-5 times per year, however, to see this type of eclipse a person must be in the precise location on the earth.
• It happens for a maximum amount of time: 7 minutes and 40 seconds during the day
• Occurs during a new moon phase and during the day.

Make all the following that apply to a lunar eclipse:

• Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in this order
• A range between 0-3, averaging approximately 1.5 each year.
• Occurs during a full moon phase and at night.
• This eclipse is safe to look at with the naked eye.
• The maximum time eclipse is 3 hours and 40 minutes.

This is caused by a strong gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon, there are long-period waves that move through the ocean.

• Eclipses
• Tides
• Moon phases
• Tidal Waves

Tides change every ___

• 12 hours and 25 minutes
• 6 hours and 12.5 minutes later.
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

This amount of time between each high tide is _____

• 12 hours
• 6 hours and 12.5 minutes later
• 12 hours and 25 minutes
• 24 hours