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WorksheetsEclipses and Tides
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Waxing moon
3.
A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.
a)
Full moon
b)
New moon
c)
Quarter moon
4.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
5.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
6.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
7.
Most places on Earth experience about how many high and low tides in 24 hours?
a)
2 high and 2 low tides
b)
4 high and 4 low tides
c)
1 high and 1 low tides
8.
What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
9.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
10.
If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.
a)
Spring tides
b)
Neap tides
c)
Normal tides
11.
Which diagram shows the position of the moon and Earth during a lunar eclipse?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which diagram shows the position of the moon and Earth during an annular and total solar eclipse?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Which tide does this image represent?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
Tide Detergent
d)
Tidal Wave
14.
Which tide does this image represent?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
Tide Detergent
d)
Tidal Wave
15.
Why does a solar eclipse NOT occur at every new moon?
a)
The sun is not always close enough to create a solar eclipse
b)
The Moon’s orbit is tilted slightly compared to Earth’s orbit, causing the Earth to typically be out of the Moon's shadow
c)
Sometimes the Earth is too far away from the sun
d)
Sometimes the Moon is too close to the Earth
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