Lunar Phases

1. Students used pictures of the Sun, Earth, and Moon to model positions during tides.

Which of

the following diagrams best represents a spring tide?

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A student is recording the moon's phases every night for one month. From the new moon phase to the full moon phase, the student should see-

• a decreasing amount of the lighted side of the moon

• an increasing amount of the lighted side of the moon.

• the same amount of the lighted side of the moon.

• the same amount of the dark side of the moon.

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The model above is set up to show how a lunar eclipse occurs. What is the greatest limitation of this model?

• The lightbulb is standing straight up instead of tilted on an axis.

• Comparative sizes and distances are inaccurate.

• The shadow is being cast in the wrong direction.

• The heat released is much less than that released by the sun.

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The diagram shows the orbit of the moon around Earth. Between which, two points will the moon appear to change from a new moon to a quarter moon?

• Q and R

• R and S

• S and T

• T and Q

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The diagram above shows the moon orbiting Earth. An observer on Earth sees different phases on different dates. Which of the following dates is closest to the new-moon phase?

• April 23

• April 27

• May 8

• May 16

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The series of pictures shows a view of the moon from the same position on Earth on different days of one month. The pictures show that on certain nights the moon —

• moves away from Earth

• receives less light from Earth

• is unlit as viewed from Earth

• makes half a turn around Earth

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Three students use their bodies to show how the sun, the moon, and Earth are aligned during the phases of the moon. What is one limitation of this model?

• It cannot show the relative motion of the three objects.

• It cannot be safely used to show gaseous objects such as the sun.

• It cannot show how the sun’s light affects the moon’s appearance.

• It cannot be used to show the direction of Earth’s revolution.

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The gravitational pull of the moon has a great effect on the ocean tides found on Earth. How does the daily tidal pattern occur on shorelines?

• The pattern of daily tides occurs regularly every hour

• Tides move in and out on a regular pattern of every 12 hours

• The height of the ocean tides occur in a pattern of every six hours

• One day, the ocean tides are high, and then the next day the area will experience low tides

Using the lunar cycle diagram, at which two points will the oceans on earth experience spring tides?

• Points A and E

• Points B and H

• Points C and G

• Points D and F

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The Gulf of Mexico experiences high and low tides twice each day. Which of the following is most likely the cause?

• The force of the Earth spinning on its axis

• The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth

• The upward pressure of volcanoes erupting on the ocean's floor

• all of the above

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