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WorksheetsMoon Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
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1.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
2.
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
3.
What moon phase is this?
a)
Crescent
b)
Gibbous
c)
Quarter Moon
d)
Half Moon
4.
What phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
5.
How many high tides and low tides are there each day?
a)
1 & 1
b)
2 & 2
c)
1 & 2
d)
2 & 1
6.
What moon phases do spring tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
7.
What moon phases do neap tides occur?
a)
new and full
b)
1st & 3rd quarters
8.
When the moon blocks the Earth from the sun what occurs?
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
9.
How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full cycle?
a)
29
b)
29.5
c)
28
d)
28.52
10.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
11.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
12.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
13.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
17.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
18.
Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
How long after a new moon will it take to see another new moon?
a)
12 days
b)
29.5 days
c)
27.3 days
d)
365 days
20.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
21.
Tides are caused by ___________
a)
wind
b)
gravitational pull of moon
c)
waves gravitation toward land
d)
rain
22.
Which way does the moon revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
some times it changes direction
d)
it doesn't revolve
23.
Waxing means...
a)
Growing
b)
Dying
c)
Losing light
d)
Moving
24.
When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a
a)
New Moon
b)
Full Moon
c)
First Quarter
d)
Third Quarter
25.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
26.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
27.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
28.
Which phases happen immediately before and after the phase shown
a)
Full moon and New moon
b)
Waxing Crescent and Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waxing Crescent and Full Moon
d)
Waxing Gibbous and Full Moon
29.
If we are in a new moon phase right now, what phase can we expect to be in a week from now?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
1st Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Waning Crescent
30.
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
31.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waning crescent
d)
waxing crescent
32.
What moon phase comes after this picture?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
33.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Solar Eclipse
34.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
New Moon
c)
Solar Eclipse
d)
Full Moon
35.
A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
3rd Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
1st Quarter
36.
What is unique about the moon's rotation and revolution?
a)
The Moon does not rotate and only revolves.
b)
The Moon rotates twice as fast as it revolves
c)
The moon revolves twice as fast as it revolves
d)
The moon rotates and revolves at the same rate.
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