Earth Moon and Sun

Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar eclipse

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon 

• Venus

__________________ occurs when the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hit the moon.

• eclipse

• tide

• gravity

• phase

The _____ of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

• phase

• gravity

• tide

• shadow

or We can see the moon during the day. 

• True

• False

During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...

• physically changing size and shape.

• moving closer and then farther away from Earth.

• seeing different amount of light reflected due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.

• having craters on its surface.

About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?

• 65 days

• 8 days

• 365 days

• 29 days

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high

• neap

• low

• spring

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide

• low tide

• neap tide

• spring tide