Question 1

How many moon phases are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 2

What moon phase looks dark?

Accepted Answer

new

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

1st quarter

Answer

full

Question 3

What moon phase is 2 weeks after a new moon?

Accepted Answer

full

Answer

waning crescent

Answer

waxing gibbous

Answer

new

Question 4

Why are we able to see the moon?

Accepted Answer

the sun's light reflects off of the moon

Answer

the sun's light reflects off of Earth

Answer

the Moon makes its own light

Question 5

Approximately how long does each moon phase last?

Accepted Answer

3 1/2 days

Answer

2 days

Answer

5 1/2 days

Answer

4 1/2 days

Question 6

Which best describes how long it takes the moon to orbit earth?

Accepted Answer

1 month

Answer

1 day

Answer

1 year

Answer

1 week

Question 7

The planet that hit Earth

Accepted Answer

Thea

Answer

Venus

Answer

Neptune

Answer

Mars

Question 8

The Moon phase that can result in a lunar eclipse

Accepted Answer

full

Answer

new

Answer

last quarter

Answer

1st quarter

Question 9

The moon phase that can result in a solar eclipse

Accepted Answer

new

Answer

last quarter

Answer

full

Answer

1st quarter

Question 10

Which side of the moon is the light when it is waxing?

Accepted Answer

right

Answer

top

Answer

left

Answer

middle

Question 11

Which side of the moon is the light when it is waning?

Accepted Answer

left

Answer

right

Answer

middle

Answer

top

Question 12

What is the major cause of ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

the sun and moon's gravity

Answer

the earth's gravity

Answer

the moon's gravity

Answer

the sun's gravity

Question 13

Which moon phases result in a Neap Tide?

Accepted Answer

1st and last quarter

Answer

full and last quarter

Answer

full and new

Answer

new and 1st quarter

Question 14

The darkest part of a shadow is called

Accepted Answer

umbra

Answer

penumbra

Answer

night

Answer

dark

Question 15

The ring of light around the moon during a solar eclipse

Accepted Answer

corona

Answer

umbra

Answer

terminator

Answer

eclipse

Question 16

The line that serves as a boundary between the lit and dark sides of the moon

Accepted Answer

terminator

Answer

corona

Answer

umbra

Answer

penumbra

Question 17

Correct order of moon pases

Accepted Answer

new, 1st quarter, full, last quarter

Answer

full, new, last quarter

Answer

waxing crescent, waning crescent, full, new

Answer

new, last quarter, full, 1st quarter

Question 18

highest high tides and lowest low tides

Accepted Answer

spring tide

Answer

neap tide

Question 19

very little difference between high and low tides

Accepted Answer

neap tide

Answer

spring tide

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