SEASONS, MOON PHASES, ECLIPSES, and TIDES STUDY GUIDE

How long does it take the Moon to go through all of its phases?

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 30 days

• 31 days

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Rearrange the Moon phases in the correct order. (Place the first phase at the top and the last at the bottom.) - 3rd Quarter - 1st Quarter - New Moon - Full Moon

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following is not a Moon phase?

• New Moon

• Quarter Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Gigantic Moon

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Which of the following terms is defined as the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass?

• Eclipse

• Phase

• Gravity

• Rotate

• Revolve

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What season is pictured in the southern hemisphere?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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What object in our solar system has the greatest influence on tides?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Jupiter

• Mars

What is it called when the phase of the Moon is getting larger?

• Waning

• Waxing

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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Tides are caused by?

• The rotation of the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

• The wind patterns on Earth

• The Earth's magnetic field

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Day and night are caused by?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon's phases

• The Sun's movement across the sky

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What are the positions of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon during a solar eclipse?

• The Sun is between the Earth and the Moon

• The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon

• The Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

• The Sun, Earth, and Moon are not aligned side by side

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