Moon Phases, Tides and Eclipse

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

How much of the moon is always illuminated?

• 50%

• 100%

• 0%

• 25%

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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 is this?

• First quarter

• Third quarter

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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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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Where is the new moon located?

• Between the Earth and sun

• In the sequence ordered Sun, Earth, Moon

• After the waning gibbous moon phase

• Two weeks before the First 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

Noor wants Halloween to be the moon phase two weeks after a new moon so that she can stay out later.

• new moon

• waxing crescent

• waning crescent

• full moon

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