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WorksheetsMoon, Eclipses, and Tides
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much of the moon do you see during a new moon?
a)
50% of the moon
b)
None of the moon is visible from Earth during a new moon
c)
The whole moon is visible
d)
Less than half of the moon
2.
The umbra is the ___________ part of the moon's shadow
a)
Darkest
b)
Largest
c)
weakest
d)
brightest
3.
The __________ relative positions of the __________, Earth, and Sun cause the phases of the moon, _________, and tides
a)
result, planets, stars
b)
changing, moon, eclipses
c)
changing, eclipse, moon
d)
planets, earth, sun
4.
How many phases of the moon are there?
a)
10
b)
6
c)
8
d)
29.5
5.
What moon phase is this?
a)
new moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
6.
True or False
When the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hits the moon, an eclipse occurs.
When the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hits the moon, an eclipse occurs.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
During a lunar eclipse, ____________ blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
a)
Moon
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Sun
8.
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
Earth eclipse
9.
A solar eclipse occurs during a ________moon.
a)
full
b)
third quarter
c)
new
d)
first quarter
10.
A lunar eclipse occurs during a __________moon
a)
Full
b)
third quarter
c)
New
d)
First Quarter
11.
The largest part of a shadow is called the __________________
a)
Shadow
b)
Umbra
c)
Penumbra
d)
umbrella
12.
______________are caused mainly by differences in how much the moon's gravity pull on different parts of the Earth.
a)
Wind
b)
Tides
c)
Waves`
d)
Eclipses
13.
A spring tide occurs during a _________ and _________ moon
a)
New & full
b)
third quarter & first quarter
c)
waxing crescent & waning crescent
d)
waning gibbous & waxing gibbous
14.
The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides is a ________
a)
Spring
b)
Neap
c)
Leap
d)
Winter
15.
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
Earth eclipse
d)
Full moon
16.
Which moon phase is this?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
17.
The moon is illuminated by the light of the ________
a)
sun
b)
earth
c)
stars
d)
itself
18.
How often does the moon go through an entire set of phases?
a)
3 weeks
b)
29.5 days
c)
29.5 months
d)
14 days
19.
What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?
a)
The relative position of the Earth. moon, and Sun
b)
The time of night
c)
The relative position of Earth and Mars
d)
The relative position of the stars in the night sky.
20.
How much of the moon do you see during a First quarter moon?
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
0
d)
100%
21.
When the moon's shadow hits Earth or the Earth's shadow hits the moon, what occurs?
a)
High tide
b)
Low tide
c)
Eclipse
d)
moon phases
22.
A solar eclipse is only visible during the _______.
a)
day
b)
night
23.
A lunar eclipse is only visible during the
a)
day
b)
night
24.
This is a _______ moon
a)
Third quarter
b)
Full
c)
New
d)
Waxing gibbous
25.
Waxing means to ________ in size
a)
increase
b)
decrease
26.
Waning means to ________ in size
a)
increase
b)
decrease
27.
True or False:
Gibbous is more than half full
Gibbous is more than half full
a)
False
b)
True
28.
True or False:
Crescent moon is less than half full
Crescent moon is less than half full
a)
False
b)
True
29.
What type of tide will occur during a Spring Tide?
a)
First or Third Quarter moon
b)
Waning or waxing gibbous moon
c)
Full or new moon
d)
waxing and waning crescent
30.
The rise and fall of ocean water are called
a)
waves
b)
tides
c)
fun
d)
currents
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