Moon Phases, Eclipses, Tides Practice

What is the phase of the Moon that occurs after a new moon and before a full moon?

• Waxing phases (including waxing crescent and waxing gibbous)

• Waning phases (including waning crescent and waning gibbous)

• Full moon

• New moon

What is the term for the highest point of the tide?

• Low tide

• High tide

• Tidal wave

• Ebb tide

What is the phase of the Moon that occurs after a full moon and before a new moon?

• Waning phases (including waning gibbous and waning crescent)

• Waxing phases (including waxing gibbous and waxing crescent)

• New Moon

• Full Moon

What is the term for the time it takes for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases?

• Solar month (approximately 30 days)

• Lunar month (approximately 29.5 days)

• Sidereal month (approximately 27.3 days)

• Tropical month (approximately 27.3 days)

What is the effect of the Moon's gravity on Earth?

• It causes ocean tides.

• It affects the Earth's rotation speed.

• It influences weather patterns.

• It changes the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

A lunar eclipse can occur only during which phase of the Moon?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter

What is the phase of the Moon when it is less than half illuminated and decreasing?

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

• Full moon

• New moon

What is the phenomenon called when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Solar flare

• Planetary transit

What is the phase of the Moon when it is completely dark and not visible from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

What is the phase of the Moon when it is fully illuminated?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Last Quarter