Quiz about Sun Moon Earth System

Question 1

A lunar eclipse occurs when the line up is this:

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Sun -Earth-Moon

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Moon, Sun, Earth

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Earth-Sun-Moon

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Sun-Moon-Earth

Question 2

The line up for a solar eclipse is:

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Sun-Moon-Earth

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Sun-Earth-Moon

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Earth-Sun-Moon

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Earth-Moon-Mars

Question 3

Why don't we have a solar eclipse every month?

Accepted Answer

The moon's tilted orbit

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The Sun is tilted on its axis

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The speed of the moon's rotation

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The speed of the Earth's rotation

Question 4

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

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New

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Cresent

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Gibbous

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Full

Question 5

When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

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waxing

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waning

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full

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new

Question 6

When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

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full moon

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new moon

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

Question 7

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

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counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 8

Name the moon phase

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 9

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 10

The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:

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Right Side

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Left Side

Question 11

When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?

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waxing or waning crescent

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first quarter

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new moon phase

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waxing or waning gibbous phase

Question 12

Define Waning

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Moon appears to be gradually decreasing in size

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Moon appears to be gradually increasing in size

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Moon is completely illuminated

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More than half illuminated

Question 13

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

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tides

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gravity

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lunar phases

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dabbing

Question 14

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

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Sun

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Saturn

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Venus

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Answer

full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 16

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

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spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 17

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

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2 low tides, 2 high tides

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1 low tide, 1 high tide

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4 low tides, 4 high tides

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3 low tides, 3 high tides

Question 18

What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

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Neap Tide

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Spring Tide

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Larger Change

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Smaller Change

Question 19

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

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it is closer to the Earth

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it is smaller than the Sun

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it revolves around the Earth

Question 20

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Accepted Answer

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

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Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

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Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

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Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

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