Vocab Quiz - Chapter 13, Lessons 3 & 4

What is the darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse?

• Umbra

• Neap tide

• Lunar Eclipse

• Waning

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What is the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth?

• Phase

• Eclipse

• Solar eclipse

• Umbra

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What is the partial or complete blocking of one object by another in space?

• Penumbra

• Lunar Eclipse

• Eclipse

• Waxing

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What is the rise and fall of ocean waters that occurs every 12.5 hours or so?

• Tide

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

• Eclipse

During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?

• Waning

• Tide

• Spring tide

• New moon

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What is the term for when the moon is getting smaller?

• Waxing

• Waning

• Full moon

• New moon

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What phenomenon occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Blue Moon

• Super Moon

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Which type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line?

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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What term describes the moon when it appears to increase in size?

• Waning

• Waxing

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

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Which type of tide occurs when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other, relative to Earth? During this type of tide, the tides have the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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