PALMERSci CA2 Review

Emma is observing the Moon each night. Which term describes the Moon when it is getting larger in the night sky?

• Waning

• Waxing

• Full

• New

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Which of the following occurs when one planetary body passes through the shadow of another?

• eclipse

• umbra

• flare

• orbit

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During a lunar eclipse, what is the phase of the Moon?

• full

• third quarter

• new

• waxing crescent

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Approximately how many days does it take the Moon to revolve around Earth?

• 27.3

• 29.5

• 30.1

• 35.6

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During which tides are the Sun and the Moon aligned relative to Earth?

• neap tides

• summer tides

• spring tides

• diurnal tides

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Which force is primarily responsible for ocean tides?

• electrical force

• frictional force

• gravitational force

• magnetic force

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A total eclipse of the moon can only occur during which phase of the moon?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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The mean average tide occurs later each day by how many minutes?

• 10 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 90 minutes

Which statement BEST explains how the Moon causes tides?

• The force of the Moon's gravity pulls ocean water along a beach or harbor up into a high tide for a few hours and then lets it drop to low tide.

• The pull of the Moon's gravity causes a bulge as the Moon orbits Earth, creating tides in Earth's water in a pattern, not just along a beach or harbor for a few hours.

• The pull of the Moon's gravity, not the amount of the Moon's surface that reflects sunlight, causes tides.

• A full moon causes high tides, a new moon causes low tides, and other phases of the Moon cause tides that rise and fall.

• The pull of the Moon's gravity causes ocean water to bulge out, and the tidal bulge moves around the world as Earth rotates and the Moon orbits Earth.

The season is changing from summer to fall as Earth's axis:

• begins to point toward the Sun, increasing the amount of direct sunlight.

• remains unchanged, maintaining the same amount of direct sunlight.

• begins to point away from the Sun, decreasing the amount of direct sunlight.

• points away from the Sun, decreasing the amount of direct sunlight.

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