Tides Seasons Eclipses

How does a solar eclipse occur?

• Part of the Earth is in the moon's shadow.

• All of the Earth is in the moon's shadow.

• The Earth moves between the sun and moon casting its shadow on the moon.

• The moon moves into the Earth's shadow.

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What type of eclipse is this?

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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What is the position of the Earth during an equinox?

• The northern end of Earth's axis is pointed toward the sun.

• The southern end of Earth's axis is pointed away from the sun.

• Earth's axis is neither pointed toward or away from the sun.

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Which of these describes the position of Earth at the northern hemisphere's winter solstice?

• The southern end of the Earth’s axis is pointed towards the sun.

• The northern end of the Earth’s axis is pointed towards the sun.

• The noon day sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees N.

• Earth's axis is pointed toward the equator.

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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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Approximately how many tides are there a day?

• 4 high tides, 4 low tides

• 2 spring tides, 2 neap tides

• 2 high tides, 2 low tides

• 1 high tide, 1 low tide

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What moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

• new moon

• first quarter

• full moon

• last quarter

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Patrick wants to go swimming during the highest high tides and the lowest low tides. He should go

• during a neap tide

• any day

• during a spring tide

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If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

• solar eclipse

• total eclipse

• lunar eclipse

• jupiter

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What causes the tides on Earth?

• The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

• The rotation of the Earth

• The wind patterns across the oceans

• The Earth's magnetic field

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