Science Fusion Unit 5 Earth Moon Sun System

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

• low waters

• low tides

• high tides

• big dips

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The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______.

• earth, ocean

• sun, moon

• moon, stars

• moon, sun

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The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

A ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

• high

• neap

• low

• spring

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A___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line.

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

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Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide

• spring tide

• new moon tide

• full moon tide

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the full moon phase.

• This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.

• This is the waning gibbous moon phase.

• This is the first quarter moon phase.

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What moon phase is this picture?

• This is the waxing gibbous phase.

• This is the waning crescent phase.

• This is the waning gibbous phase.

• This is the new moon phase.

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