Chapter 1 - Section 3 - Quiz
- 1. A(n) ________________________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
A) neap
B) spring
- 2. A(n) ________________________ occurs when the moon's shadow hits Earth or Earth's shadow hits the moon.
A) eclipse
B) tide
- 3. A person standing in the moon's _________________ would see a partial solar eclipse.
A) penumbra
B) umbra
- 4. Differences in the moon's pull on different parts of Earth cause _________________ .
A) eclipses
B) tides
- 5. A person standing in the moon's _____________ would see a total solar eclipse.
A) penumbra
B) umbra
- 6. The ________________________ of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.
A) phase
B) tide
- 7. A(n) ________________________ tide occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth line up.
A) spring
B) neap
- 8. A(n) ________________________ eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
A) lunar
B) solar
- 9. A(n) ________________________ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun.
A) solar
B) lunar
- 10. The force of ________________________ pulls the moon and Earth toward each other.
A) sound
B) gravity
C) phases
D) sunlight
- 11. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position A?
A) full moon
B) first quarter
C) new moon
D) third quarter
- 12. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position B?
A) waning gibbous
B) waxing gibbous
C) waxing crescent
D) waning crescent
- 13. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position C?
A) third quarter
B) first quarter
C) new moon
D) full moon
- 14. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position D?
A) first quarter
B) new moon
C) third quarter
D) full moon
- 15. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position E?
A) waxing crescent
B) waxing gibbous
C) waning gibbous
D) waning crescent
- 16. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position F?
A) first quarter
B) full moon
C) third quarter
D) new moon
- 17. What kind of tide (spring or neap) will occur when the moon is at position A?
A) neap
B) spring
- 18. What kind of tide (spring or neap) will occur when the moon is at position C?
A) spring
B) neap
- 19. What kind of tide (spring or neap) will occur when the moon is at position D?
A) neap
B) spring
- 20. What kind of tide (spring or neap) will occur when the moon is at position F?
A) spring
B) neap
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