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Earth,Moon and Sun Cycles 1.1

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19 questions
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  • Q1
    What position of the moon will create the greatest tidal range?
    3rd Quarter Moon
    Gibbous Moon
    1st Quarter Moon
    New moon or full moon
    30s
  • Q2
    What causes the hours of daylight to change throughout the year?
    The sun spins on its axis
    The sun is tilted on its axis
    Earth is titled on its axis
    Earth is spinning on its axis
    30s
  • Q3
    What phase is the moon in during a lunar eclipse?
    Gibbous moon
    Full moon
    New moon
    1st quarter moon
    30s
  • Q4
    Which location on Earth receives the most direct sunlight
    Tropic of Cancer
    The North Pole
    Tropic of Capricorn
    the equator
    30s
  • Q5
    What would someone see when the sun, Earth and moon are at a right angle
    a solar eclipse
    A quarter moon
    a full moon
    a lunar eclipse
    30s
  • Q6
    Why does the moon have a greater effect on the tides than the sun?
    The moon is closer to Earth than our sun is
    The moon rotates more quickly than the sun
    The moon is larger than the sun
    The moon is solid while the sun is gaseous
    30s
  • Q7
    How long does it take Earth to spin around on its axis one time?
    a month
    a week
    a day
    a year
    30s
  • Q8
    When the moon's gravity pulls on the Earth, where is there a high tide?
    Only on one side of Earth
    In all areas of Earth
    Directly in line with the moon on both sides of the Earth
    on the opposite angle from the moon
    30s
  • Q9
    Why is there a full moon once a month?
    The moon does not rotate on its axis
    The moon rotates on its axis once a month
    The moon revolves around the Sun once a month
    It takes our moon about a month to orbit Earth
    30s
  • Q10
    What is caused by the rotation of Earth?
    Day and night
    Spring and fall
    Rainfall
    Tides
    30s
  • Q11
    Starting with a new moon, what numbered phase is the moon in during a full moon?
    The 5th phase
    The 4th phase
    The 3rd phase
    The 2nd phase
    30s
  • Q12
    What phase does the moon have to be in to cause a total solar eclipse?
    a gibbous moon
    A new moon
    a quarter moon
    a full moon
    30s
  • Q13
    Which object is a natural satellite to Earth
    Mars
    Our moon
    Our sun
    Saturn
    30s
  • Q14
    After a full moon, which side of the moon starts waning?
    The upside
    Both sides
    The right side
    The left side
    30s
  • Q15
    I look up to the sky and see a full moon. How long until I see the exact same moon phase?
    About 28 days
    About 14 days
    About 7 days
    About 365 days
    30s

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