moon phases and seasons questions draft

What causes the phases of the moon as observed from Earth?

• The Earth's shadow on the moon

• The moon's rotation on its axis

• The moon's orbit around the Earth

• The sun's position relative to the moon

Which phase of the moon occurs when the moon is between the Sun and Earth and is not visible from Earth?

• New moon

• First quarter

• Full moon

• Last quarter

Fill in the blank: A ______ eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.

• lunar

• solar

• partial

• annular

The main cause of the earth's tides is?

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• The rotation of the earth

• The gravitational pull of the sun

• The wind patterns on earth

True or False: Tides occur mainly because of differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of Earth.

• True

• False

The period of revolution of the moon around the Earth from full moon to the next full moon is __________ days.

• 29.5

• 28

• 30

• 31

2. We see the moon because of _______________ light.

• reflected

• refracted

• emitted

• absorbed

3. Moon phases occur because we see _______________ of the lighted area of the moon’s surface.

• the varying portions

• the entire surface

• the dark side

• the same portion

During a lunar eclipse the moon is _______________ the earth and the sun.

• between

• behind

• above

• beside

5. Tides occur because of the _______________ gravitational pull on the Earth’s oceans.

• gravitational

• magnetic

• electrical

• nuclear