Quiz about Earth Sun and Moon Systems

Question 1

During which phase is the Moon between Earth and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

Answer

Full Moon

Answer

Quarter Moon

Answer

Solar Eclipse

Question 2

During which type of eclipse does the Moon pass between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Solar eclipse

Answer

Lunar eclipse

Answer

Penumbral eclipse

Answer

Annular eclipse

Question 3

What type of tides occur during new and full moons?

Accepted Answer

Spring tides

Answer

Neap tides

Answer

Low tides

Answer

High tides

Question 4

What causes day and night on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis

Answer

Earth's revolution around the Sun

Answer

The Moon's phases

Answer

Solar eclipses

Question 5

A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Answer

umbra

Answer

penumbra

Question 6

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

Accepted Answer

full moon

Answer

quarter moon

Answer

new moon

Answer

crescent moon

Question 7

Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.

Accepted Answer

1st quarter and 3rd quarter

Answer

first quarter and new moon

Answer

last quarter and full moon

Answer

waxing and waning

Question 8

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

Accepted Answer

8 minutes

Answer

150 million years

Answer

10 seconds

Answer

Sandwich

Question 9

What is the effect of the Moon's proximity on tides?

Accepted Answer

It has a stronger effect

Answer

It has no effect

Answer

It causes smaller tides

Answer

It causes tides to stop

Question 10

What is the orbit of one celestial object around another called?

Accepted Answer

Revolution

Answer

Rotation

Answer

Accretion

Answer

Tides

Question 11

What are tides?

Accepted Answer

The rise and fall of sea levels

Answer

The movement of tectonic plates

Answer

The flow of rivers

Answer

The change in weather patterns

Question 12

Who proposed the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Answer

Ptolemy

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Galileo

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Newton

Question 13

Which model, proposed by Ptolemy, places Earth at the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Geocentric

Answer

Heliocentric

Answer

Quantum

Answer

Relativistic

Question 14

During a solar eclipse, the _______ is blocking the ________

Accepted Answer

Moon....Sun

Answer

Sun.....Moon

Answer

Earth....Sun

Answer

Moon....Earth

Question 15

Which diagram(s) BEST represent(s) the position of the Moon during a New Moon?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

A and C

Question 16

What causes us to only see the same side of the Moon?

Accepted Answer

The Moon's rotation and revolution are at the same pace

Answer

The Moon's tilt

Answer

The Moon's gravity

Answer

None of the above

Question 17

Seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt and it's rotation around the Sun

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 18

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate once?

Accepted Answer

24 hours

Answer

27.3 days

Answer

365 days

Answer

27.3 hours

Question 19

What is the primary cause of the phases of the Moon as observed from Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Moon's orbit around Earth

Answer

The Earth's shadow on the Moon

Answer

The Sun's position relative to Earth

Answer

The Moon's rotation on its axis

Question 20

Which of the following best explains why we experience different seasons on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The tilt of Earth's axis relative to its orbit

Answer

The distance between Earth and the Sun changes

Answer

The Moon's gravitational pull on Earth

Answer

The rotation of Earth on its axis

Question 21

What is the term for the point in the Moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth?

Accepted Answer

Perigee

Answer

Apogee

Answer

Equinox

Answer

Solstice

Question 22

During a lunar eclipse, which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

The Moon passes into Earth's shadow

Answer

The Sun is directly between Earth and the Moon

Answer

The Moon is directly between Earth and the Sun

Answer

The Earth passes into the Moon's shadow

Earth Sun and Moon Systems

25 questions

During which phase is the Moon between Earth and the Sun?

During which type of eclipse does the Moon pass between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight?

What type of tides occur during new and full moons?

What causes day and night on Earth?

When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a (a)

A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

Neap tides happen at _ and _ phases of the moon.

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

During a science experiment, Nora, Abigail, and Evelyn observed a solar eclipse. They noticed an imaginary line created by the umbra shadow. What is this phenomenon called?
(a) (b)

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Earth Sun and Moon Systems

25 questions

During which phase is the Moon between Earth and the Sun?

During which type of eclipse does the Moon pass between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight?

What type of tides occur during new and full moons?

What causes day and night on Earth?

When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a (a)

A _________________ is the blocking of the Sun's light that occurs during a new moon when the moon's shadow falls on earth.

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

During a science experiment, Nora, Abigail, and Evelyn observed a solar eclipse. They noticed an imaginary line created by the umbra shadow. What is this phenomenon called? ​ (a) ​ (b)

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Neap tides happen at _ and _ phases of the moon.

During a science experiment, Nora, Abigail, and Evelyn observed a solar eclipse. They noticed an imaginary line created by the umbra shadow. What is this phenomenon called?
(a) (b)