Moon Phases Tides and Eclipses

What Moon phase is this?

• Last Quarter

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• First Quarter

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What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Full Moon

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What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

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How many phases does the moon go through?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 16

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Why do we see phases of the moon?

• The tilt of Earth's axis as it rotates.

• The moon lights different portions of its surface throughout the month.

• As the moon revolves around the Earth, we see different portions of the lit side.

• The moon revolves and rotates at the same rate.

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Why don't we have eclipses every month?

• The Earth's orbit is tilted 5%.

• The Earth's axis is tilted 5%.

• The moon's orbit is tilted 5%.

• The moon's axis is tilted 5%.

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What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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What type of eclipse is this?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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What type of tide is the sun and moon at a ninety degree angle?

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

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How much of the moon is always illuminated?

• 50%

• 100%

• 0%

• 25%

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