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WorksheetsTides&Eclipses
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 57mins
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1.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high tide
b)
neap tide
c)
low tide
d)
spring tide
2.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
eclipses
3.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
4.
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
5.
Neap tides occur once a month.
a)
True
b)
False. Neap tides occur twice a month
c)
False. Neap tides occur twice a day.
d)
False. Neap tides occur 4 tides a month
6.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
7.
A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
Gibbous moon
c)
Quarter moon
d)
New moon
8.
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
3rd Quarter
b)
1st Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
9.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
c)
Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.
d)
The moon must be at a right angle to the Earth
10.
Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?
a)
3 high and 3 low tides
b)
4 high and 4 low tides
c)
1 high and 1 low tides
d)
2 high and 2 low tides
11.
What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
12.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
13.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.
a)
Spring
b)
Neap
c)
Normal
14.
You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
no
d)
spring
15.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth's tides than the Sun because...
a)
the moon is smaller than the Sun
b)
the moon revolves around the earth
c)
the moon is closer to the earth
d)
the moon is farther from the earth
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the
a)
phases of the moon
b)
seasons (fall, winter, etc.)
c)
surface currents
d)
deep sea currents
19.
The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are low tides taking place?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 3
c)
2 and 4
d)
3 and 4
20.
At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth.
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
d)
I don't know!
21.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
Short Tides and semi-short tides
b)
Very high tides and very low tides
c)
low tides and medium tides
d)
small tidal ranges
22.
What type of eclipse is this?
a)
Solar eclipse
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
New moon eclipse
d)
Full moon eclipse
23.
What is the central, darker part of a shadow called?
a)
the umbra
b)
the penumbra
c)
the prenumbra
d)
the umbrella
24.
What is the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked called?
a)
the umbra
b)
partially light
c)
partially dark
d)
the penumbra
25.
In thinking about a solar eclipse, what does the light source in the diagram represent?
a)
the Earth
b)
the Moon
c)
the Sun
26.
Why isn't there an eclipse every month?
a)
Because the moon orbits the sun differently than Earth does.
b)
Because the Earth's orbit and the moon's orbit are at the same angle, flat plane.
c)
Because the moon's orbit is offset from Earth's orbit.
d)
Because the lunar cycle is longer than a month.
27.
Which type of eclipse is shown in this picture?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Orbit
c)
Lunar Eclipse
d)
Total Moon Eclipse
28.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Total Solar Eclipse
d)
Partial New Moon Eclipse
29.
If the sun is on the Side of D, B would have a _________
a)
Spring tide, but at low tide
b)
Neap tide, but at low tide
c)
Spring tide, but at high tide
d)
Neap tide, but at high tide
30.
What type of Tide is this?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
low tidal range
31.
The order of a lunar eclipse is..
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Moon-Sun- Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Sun
32.
We do NOT have a solar or lunar eclipse each month because...
a)
The tilt of the moon's orbit is at 5 degrees
b)
The moon is too small
c)
The moon's orbital distance changes
d)
All choices
33.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Where must you be to see a total solar eclipse?
a)
a corona
b)
an orbit
c)
the moon's shadow
d)
the earth's shadow
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