WorksheetsMoon Motions, Tides & Eclipses
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where do the Sun and Earth have to be during a Neap tide?
In a straight line, parallel to each other
In a "T" shape
In a "L" Shape forming a right angle
In a triangle shape forming an equilateral triangle
In what moon phase does a Solar Eclipse have to occur in?
3rd quarter
1st Quarter
New Moon
Waning Crecent
In what moon phases does a Spring tide have to occur in?
New Moon & Full Moon
3rd Quarter & 1st Quarter
Waning Crescent & Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous & Waning Gibbous
When the Moon is in the penumbra we see a _____ eclipse.
finishing
partial
total
stage 1
How many high tides occur in a day.
8 high tides
4 high tides
3 high tides
2 high tides
What phase is the image showing
1st Quarter
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
What are maria on the moon?
Light colored bumps on the moons surface
Dark mountains on the moons surface
Light colored lakes on the moons surface
Dark flat plains on the moons surface
The gravity of which celestial bodies influence the tides?
Moon, Mars
Pluto, Sun
Europe, Sun, Moon
Moon, Sun
What's the difference between a Gibbous and Crescent?
Gibbous is more than half, Crescent is less than half
There is none
Crescent is more than half, Gibbous is less than half
They both occur throughout one lunar cycle
Why don't solar eclipses happen at every New Moon?
Solar eclipses do happen every new moon
The formation of the clouds needs to be right so the earth can cause the moon to fall into place.
The moon's orbit is inclined so it doesn't go into the earth's shadow that often
Alien forces only allow eclipses to happen on the kings birthday
