Quiz on Sun, Moon, and Earth Pretest

What is true of the Sun, Moon and Earth?

• Earth revolves around the Moon and the Sun.

• The Sun and Moon revolve around Earth.

• The Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned in the Solar System.

• The Moon revolves around Earth while the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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What force keeps the Earth, Moon and Sun together?

• friction

• gravity

• galaxy

• magnetism

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Everyday the sun, stars and moon appear to _______.

• Rise in the west and set in the east.

• Rise in the east and set in the west.

• Rise in the north and set in the south.

• Rise in the south and set in the north.

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What is the main cause of tides?

• Moon's gravitational pull

• Earth's gravitational pull

• Sun's gravitational pull

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What type of tide occurs during a New or Full Moon?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• Summer Tide

• Red Tide

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What tide occurs during the First or Third Quarter moon?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• Red Tide

• Coastal Tide

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What occurs when Earth is aligned between the moon and the Sun?

• Neap Tide

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Apocalypse

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A lunar eclipse can only occur during the _______.

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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A solar eclipse can occur only during a _______.

• New moon

• Full moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

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What is the area of a solar eclipse where only a portion of the moon is in front of the sun?

• Umbra

• Antumbra

• Penumbra

• Total

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