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10.2 Eclipses & Tides Practice

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A lunar eclipse occurs at which moon phase?

a)

quarter moon

b)

new moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

full moon

2.

During a lunar eclipse

a)

Earth's shadow covers the moon

b)

the sun's shadow covers the moon

c)

the moon covers the sun

d)

Earth's shadow covers the sun

3.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
4.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
5.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
6.
The 1st Quarter moon is lit on the:
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
7.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
8.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
9.

The moon ____________ around the Earth.

a)

revolves

b)

rotates

c)

up

d)

down

10.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
11.
Which type of eclipse is shown in the diagram?
a)
solar eclipse
b)
lunar eclipse
12.
Which season is the northern hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
13.

Why do we have seasons on Earth?

a)

The sun is tilted on its axis

b)

The earth is tilted on its axis

c)

The earth gets closer and farther away from the sun

d)

Earth revolves around the sun

14.

Why don't we have eclipses every month?

a)

The Earth's orbit is tilted 5%.

b)

The Earth's axis is tilted 5%.

c)

The moon's orbit is tilted 5%.

d)

The moon's axis is tilted 5%.

15.

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

16.

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

17.

At which position could a lunar eclipse occur?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

18.

At which position could a solar eclipse occur?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

G

19.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
20.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
21.

The time required for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases is about one...

a)

day

b)

week

c)

month

22.

As the Moon's phase changes from first quarter to last quarter, the visible portion of the Moon as observed from Earth will...

a)

increase then decrease

b)

decrease then increase

c)

increase only

d)

decrease only

23.

What moon phase is seen at position 5?

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

c)

Quarter Moon

24.

Which terms describe both the changes in the maximum altitude of the Moon and the changes in the Moon’s phases over a period of several years?

a)

cyclic and predictable

b)

non-cyclic and unpredictable

c)

cyclic and unpredictable

25.
Which moon phase is a waning crescent?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing, because the light is increasing
b)
waning, because the light is decreasing
c)
waxing, because the light is decreasing
d)
waning, because the light is increasing
27.
How many days does it take for the moon to complete a full lunar cycle?
a)
27
b)
29.5
c)
28
d)
20
28.

Name the phase of the moon for letter h.

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waxing Gibbous

c)

Waning Crescent

d)

Waxing Crescent

29.

How many high and low tides occur in a 24 hour period?

a)

1 low 2 high

b)

2 low 2 high

c)

3 low 2 high

d)

4 low 4 high

30.

True or False: Tides are the regular rising and falling of ocean levels.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False: Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on the surface waters of Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The the bright side of the moon is growing on the right, (light on the right) it is a _______ moon.

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

33.

The bright side of the moon is getting smaller on the left, (light on the left), this is a _________ moon.

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

34.
When does a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
At night
b)
When the moon's shadow is on the earth
c)
when the moon comes between the sun and earth
d)
During the day
35.
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
36.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
37.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked by the moon
b)
The Earth is blocked moon
c)
The moon is blocked by the sun
d)
You are blocked
38.

Which type of ocean movement can be described as the rise and fall of sea level, mostly due to the gravitational influence of the moon?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

39.

Which type of ocean movement varies depending on the current moon phase?

a)

Current

b)

Wave

c)

Tide

40.

Which type of tides have a smaller change in sea level due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a right angle?

a)

High/Low

b)

Spring

c)

Neap

41.

Which type of tides have a larger tidal range due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a line?

a)

High/Low

b)

Spring

c)

Neap

42.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
43.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
44.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
45.
a)
spring tide
b)
neap tide
46.
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
47.
What happens when there is a spring tide
a)
Short Tides and semi-short tides
b)
High tides and very low tides
c)
low tides and medium tides
d)
small tidal ranges
48.
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
49.
A 3rd Quarter moon results in a ____ Tide
a)
Neap
b)
Spring
c)
Neither
50.
A full moon results in a ____ Tide
a)
Neap
b)
Spring
c)
Neither
51.
A new moon results in a ____ Tide
a)
Neap
b)
Spring
c)
Neither

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