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Moon REVIEW

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 4hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much time is there between full moons?

a)

29.5 days

b)

27.3 days

c)

62.2 days

d)

40 days

2.

Which period is how long it takes to complete one full revolution relative to the sun?

a)

synodic

b)

sidereal

3.

what phase is this?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

waning gibbous

c)

waxing crescent

4.

what phase would immediately follow this phase?

a)

waxing gibbous

b)

full

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

5.

How much of the moon is illuminated at all times?

a)

100 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

it varies

d)

25 percent

6.

The illuminated portion of the moon always faces....

a)

the earth

b)

the moon

c)

the sun

d)

the center of the galaxy

7.

The type of tides that happen when the tidal effects from the sun and moon team up to create really large tides are called

a)

spring tides

b)

neap tides

8.

What phases do spring tides happen during?

a)

new and full

b)

1st quarter and 3rd quarter

9.

how many high tides are there per day in coastal areas?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

10.

What phase is this

a)

1st quarter

b)

3rd quarter

11.

What is the terminator?

a)

the end of the cycle of moon phases

b)

the point in the sky where the moon and sun meet to make eclipses

c)

the line on the moon that separates the light from the dark

12.

Which direction does the moon move across the celestial sphere?

a)

east

b)

west

13.

Every day the moon rises in the _______ and sets in the _______

a)

west; east

b)

east, west

c)

North, South

14.

What is the next phase after the new moon?

a)

1st quarter

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waning crescent

15.

phases of the moon in which the illuminated portion of the moon is getting smaller are ____

a)

waxing

b)

waning

16.

Does the sun's gravity cause tides?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

What causes tides? (be careful-- choose the BEST answer)

a)

gravity from the moon

b)

the rotation of the earth

c)

the revolution of the sun

d)

the gravitational difference between the near and far sides of the earth from the moon

18.

How many degrees does the moon move across the celestial sphere every day?

a)

1

b)

13

c)

20

d)

90

19.

You notice a full moon right next to a bright star. You observe the moon for the next month or so.... after how many days would you observe the moon to be in that exact same location next to that bright star?

a)

29.5

b)

27.3

c)

60

d)

14

20.

You notice a full moon right next to a bright star. You observe the moon for the next month or so.... when you seen the moon in the exact same location next to the same bright star... will it again be Full?

a)

yes

b)

no

21.

Why don't we see a solar eclipse every time there is a new moon?

a)

there is, just different spots on earth see it every time

b)

the moon's orbit is inclined to the earth's

c)

sometimes the sun is too bright

d)

the moon is usually too small

22.

Does the moon rotate?

a)

yes, at the same rate that it revolves

b)

no, it always has the same face pointed towards earth

23.

Is the same side of the moon always facing Earth?

a)

yes

b)

no

24.

Is there such a thing as the 'dark side of the moon', that is.. a side of the moon that never gets sunlight?

a)

yes

b)

no

25.

When the moon is New, 0 degrees separate the sun and moon, when the moon is Full 180 degrees separate the sun and moon. So how many degrees separate the sun on moon during the 1st quarter moon?

a)

90

b)

0

c)

45

d)

25

26.

When the moon is New, 0 degrees separate the sun and moon, when the moon is Full 180 degrees separate the sun and moon. So how many degrees could there between between the sun and the waxing crescent moon?

a)

45

b)

0

c)

135

d)

180

27.

Which moves faster across the celestial sphere?

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

both same

28.

What time of day does the full moon rise?

a)

sunset

b)

sunrise

c)

noon

d)

midnight

29.

when is the full moon at its highest point (culmination) in the sky?

a)

noon

b)

midnight

c)

sunset

d)

sunrise

30.

what phase of the moon does it have to be in order for there to be a solar eclipse?

a)

full

b)

new

c)

1st quarter

31.

What phase of the moon does it have to be in order for there to be a lunar eclipse?

a)

new

b)

full

c)

1st quarter

32.

How would the Sun, Earth, and moon be oriented during a solar eclipse?

a)

Moon -Sun -Earth

b)

Sun - Moon - Earth

c)

Sun - Earth - Moon

33.

How would the Sun, Earth, and moon be oriented during a lunar eclipse?

a)

Moon -Sun -Earth

b)

Sun - Moon - Earth

c)

Sun - Earth - Moon

34.

What do we call the type of tide that happens when the tidal effects from the sun and moon kind of cancel each other out?

a)

neap tide

b)

spring tide

c)

major tide

d)

minor tide

35.

The _______ period is the amount of time it takes the moon to complete one orbit relative to the stars, the _______ period is the amount of time it takes the moon to complete one orbit relative to the sun.

a)

synodic, sidereal

b)

sidereal, synodic

c)

orbital, revolutionary

36.

What does perigee mean?

a)

the closest point away in orbit

b)

the furthest point away in orbit

37.

If the moon and sun are lined up perfectly centered on each other, but the moon is too small to fully cover the sun its called a _____ eclipse?

a)

total solar

b)

total lunar

c)

partial solar

d)

annular

38.

What time of day would the new moon set?

a)

sunset

b)

sunrise

39.

What phase of the moon would be right after 1st quarter?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning gibbous

40.

What phase of the moon is this?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

waning crescent

41.

the terminator always moves from ________

a)

left to right

b)

right to left

42.

what does the moon look like during a total lunar eclipse

a)

pitch black

b)

cant see it

c)

red/rusty color

d)

it looks like someone took a bite out of it

43.

The points in the moon/suns orbital paths intersect and only when both are located there eclipses can happen?

a)

apogee

b)

nodes

c)

inflection points

44.

If the right half of the moon is illuminated, what phase is it?

a)

1st quarter

b)

3rd quarter

c)

4th quarter