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WorksheetsLunar cycles
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What moon phase is at position 1?
a)
new moon
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
2.
What moon phase is at position 5?
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
full moon
d)
waning crescent
3.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
4.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
5.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
6.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
8.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
9.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
10.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
12.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
13.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
15.
What causes the moon to be illuminated?
a)
The Sun
b)
Drake
c)
The Ocean
16.
When we cannot see the moon from Earth, what kind of moon is it?
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Old Moon
17.
When the lighted part of the moon is getting smaller what kind of moon is it?
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
18.
When the lighted part of the moon is getting bigger what kind of moon is it...
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
19.
What kind of moon is this...
A bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows on the right side.
A bit of the sunlit side of the moon shows on the right side.
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
20.
What kind of moon is this...
The moon is a quarter of its way around Earth. It is in its first quarter phase
The moon is a quarter of its way around Earth. It is in its first quarter phase
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
First Quarter
21.
What kind of moon is this...
The moon is increasing in light between a first quarter moon and a full moon.
The moon is increasing in light between a first quarter moon and a full moon.
a)
Waxing Gibbous
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Crescent
22.
What kind of moon is this..
Two weeks have passed since the new moon. We see the entire face of the moon shining.
Two weeks have passed since the new moon. We see the entire face of the moon shining.
a)
Full Moon
b)
Half moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Third Quarter
23.
What kind of moon is this...
The moon is decreasing in light between a full moon and a last quarter moon.
The moon is decreasing in light between a full moon and a last quarter moon.
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning crescent
24.
What kind of moon is this...
The moon is three-quarters of its way around Earth. It is in its last quarter phase.
The moon is three-quarters of its way around Earth. It is in its last quarter phase.
a)
Last Quarter
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Third Moon
d)
First Quarter
25.
What kind of moon is this...
A bit of the waning sunlit side of the moon shows on the left side.
A bit of the waning sunlit side of the moon shows on the left side.
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing crescent
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
26.
When only a small part of the moon is visible, it is probably in what phase?
a)
waxing or waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
new moon phase
d)
waxing or waning gibbous phase
27.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
28.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
29.
Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?
a)
one month
b)
two weeks
c)
3 days
d)
24 hours�
30.
What is the correct order of the moon phases?
a)
new, full, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter
b)
new moon, 1st quarter, full moon, 3rd quarter
c)
1st quarter, 3rd quarter, new moon, full moon
d)
new, 1st quarter, 3rd quarter, full
31.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
32.
What causes the moon's phases
a)
Where you are standing on Earth
b)
the amountt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun
c)
The tilt of Earth
d)
how fast the moon is moving
33.
As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see:
a)
more of the illuminated side of the moon each night�
b)
The amount of light the moon is receiving decreasing
c)
the amount of light the moon gets staying constant
d)
more light and then less light
34.
The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
c)
upwards
d)
downwards
35.
Define Waxing
a)
More and more of the illuminated side of the moon is visible each night
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be�shrinking
36.
Define Gibbous
a)
Less than half of moon visible
b)
More than half of moon visible
c)
All of moon visible
d)
None of moon visible
37.
Define New Moon
a)
None of moon is visible from Earth
b)
All of moon visible from Earth
c)
Moon is 1/2 visible from Earth
d)
Moon is more than Half Visible from Earth
38.
Define Quarter Moon
a)
None of moon visible
b)
Less than Half the moon is visible
c)
More than half of moon is visible
d)
Half of the moon is visible
39.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
40.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
41.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
42.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Which description of change is most closely associated with ocean tides and moon phases?
a)
cyclic and predictable
b)
cyclic and unpredictable
c)
noncyclic and predictable
d)
noncyclic and unpredictable
45.
The cyclic rise and fall of ocean tides on Earth is primarily caused by Earth's rotation and the...
a)
temperature differences in ocean currents
b)
revolution of Earth around the Sun
c)
direction of Earth's planetary winds
d)
gravitational attraction of the Moon and the Sun
46.
Approximately how many hours will pass between high tide and the following low tide?
a)
6 hours
b)
12 hours
c)
18 hours
d)
24 hours
47.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...
a)
it is smaller than the Sun
b)
it revolves around the Earth
c)
it is closer to the Earth
48.
During a neap tide, the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth...
a)
form a 90 degree angle
b)
form a straight line
49.
During a spring tide, the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth...
a)
form a 90 degree angle
b)
form a straight line
50.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
51.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
52.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
53.
What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?
a)
low
b)
high
c)
none
d)
high and low
54.
The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________.
a)
low tide
b)
tidal range
c)
high tide
d)
slack water
55.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
56.
According to the diagram, what does the light shining on the ball create?
a)
Shadow
b)
Moon
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
57.
How many parts does the shadow have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
58.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
59.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the light source in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
60.
What must occur for an solar eclipse to occur?
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon in line
b)
Sun-Moon-Earth in line
61.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
62.
What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
63.
In thinking about a lunar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
64.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
65.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the ball in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
66.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
A solar eclipse occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
69.
What phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
70.
What moon phases do spring tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
71.
What moon phases do neap tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
72.
When the moon blocks the Earth from the sun what occurs?
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
73.
Which tide is seen here?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
74.
Which tide is seen here?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
75.
What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is increasing?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd quarter
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