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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
The bulge in the ocean is showing
the gravitational pull of the moon
the gravitational pull of the sun
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
the lowest tide possible
What is the name of this type of tide, spring or neap?
(a)
TRUE or FALSE: During a Spring tide, the earth, moon and sun are in a straight line.
True
False
Which locations show when the earth is experiencing a high tide?
1 & 2
1 & 3
1 & 4
2 & 4
Which locations show when the earth is experiencing a Spring tide?
1 & 2
1 & 3
1 & 4
2 & 4
When the sun and moon are both pulling on the earth's ocean, we experience
low tide
our lowest tide
average tide
our highest tide
Why is the moon's gravitational pull on our ocean greater than the sun's pull?
The sun is bigger
The sun is brighter
The moon is closer
The moon is brighter
We know the sun is larger than the moon. Why do they appear about the same size from earth?
We've been to the moon but not the sun.
The moon is much closer than the sun.
The sun is brighter than the moon.
The sun is warmer than the moon.
A spring tide happens during which phases of the moon?
1st and 3rd Quarter Moons
Full and New Moons
Only a Full Moon
It could happen any time
TRUE or FALSE: A Neap Tide happens during a Full Moon or a New Moon.
True
False
A solar eclipse happens
during a new moon
when the moon is between the sun and the earth
during daylight
All of these
This is an example of
a solar eclipse
a lunar eclipse
a full moon
The earth traveling around the sun is called
rotation
revolution
hemisphere
triangulation
What kind of eclipse is this... Solar or Lunar?
(a)
Which eclipse makes the moon cast a shadow on the earth?
TOP PICTURE: Lunar
BOTTOM PICTURE: Solar
The person standing on this diagram of earth is experiencing which kind of tide?
High Spring Tide
Low Spring Tide
HIgh Neap Tide
Low Neap Tide
The person standing on the Earth in this diagram is experiencing which of the following?
High Spring Tide
Low Spring Tide
High Neap Tide
Low Neap Tide
When the moon passes between the earth and the sun, this results in a.....
Waxing moon
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
sun rise
This image is an example of
Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon
New Moon
Solar Eclipse
If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....
solar eclipse
total eclipse
lunar eclipse
jupiter
The spinning of the Earth on its axis
Rotation
Revolution
Orbit
Inertia
The path of an object as it revolves around another object
revolution
rotation
orbit
gravity
Because of the tilt of the Earth, as it revolves around the sun, this happens
Inertia
Gravity
Neap Tides
Seasons
The amount of light you see on the moon as it goes around the Earth
Spring Tides
Neap Tides
Moon Phases
Eclipses
Less than average tide occurring 1st and 3rd quarters of the moon
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
Seasons
Moon Phases
Partial or total blocking of one object in space
gravity
inertia
Eclipse
Orbit
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass
Gravity
Inertia
Tides
Moon Phases
The rise and fall of ocean water
Neap Tides
Spring Tides
Tides
Eclipses
choose 2 things that cause seasons
Moon Phases
Rotation
Tilt of the Earth
Revolution of the Earth around the sun
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in the picture?
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
