Earth, Moon, and Sun Unit Exam

What type of Tide does this graph show

• Mixed Semi-Diurnal Tide

• Dirunal Tide

• Semi-Diurnal Tide

• Tidal Wall

What phase of the moon would be visible when the moon is at position 6? 

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

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What moon phase would be seen from Earth when the moon is at position 2?

• new moon
• waxing gibbous

• waxing crescent

• first quarter

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Which of the following best describes equinox.

• The days of the years when the Northern and Southern Hemisphere receive the same amount of direct sunlight

• March 21 or 22

• September 21 or 22

• All of the above

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What type of eclipse is this?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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8. The diagrams show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark.

Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?

• No, the Moon is always lit by the sun

• Yes. always in Diagrams 1 and 2, but never in Diagram 3

• Yes, always in Diagram 2, but never in Diagrams 1 or 3

• Yes, always in Diagram 2 and sometimes in Diagram 1

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Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Sun

• Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun

• Orbit of Earth around the Sun and Rotation of Earth

• Rotation of Earth and Rotation of Sun

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Label the following features:

c

d

e

f

g

Penumbra

Partial Eclipse

Total Eclipse

Umbra

Earth's Orbit

Moon's Orbit

Sun's Orbit

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If a Neap Tide occurs during a Half Moon (Waxing or Waning), when does a Spring Tide occur?

• Only in the Spring Season

• During a New Moon and Full Moon

• Also during a Half Moon (Waxing and Waning)

• The tides are always at Neap Conditions

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____________ is what you call an area with TWO HIGH and TWO LOW tides each day.

• Diurnal Tide

• Semi Diurnal Tide

• Mixed Tide

• Rip Tide