Unit 5 Earth, moon, sun
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What phase is the moon when in position #5?
29Third Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
- Q1
What phase is the moon when in position #5?
Third Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter
Full Moon
30s - Q2
What phase is the moon when in position #6?
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
30s - Q3
In what phase is the moon when in position #3?
Waning Crescent
First Quarter
New Moon
Waxing Gibbous
30s - Q4
In what phase is the moon when in position #2?
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
30s - Q5
Why does none of the moon appear to be illuminated during a new moon?
Part of the moon that is lit faces away from the sun and Earth
The sun's light is blocked by Earth's shadow
Because the moon is located at a right angle to Earth, relative to the sun
Because the moon is between the Earth and the Sun
30s - Q6
What type of tide is occurring on Earth?
Reverse tide
Quarter tide
Neap tide
Spring tide
30s - Q7
Which statement about the relationship between Earth's tides and the moon is true?
A tidal bulge occurs at Earth's north pole when the moon is farthest from the sun and at the south pole when the moon is closest to the sun.
Tidal bulges occur on the sides of Earth that are at right angles to the position of the moon.
A tidal bulge occurs on the side of Earth closest to the moon, as well as on the side farthest from the moon.
A tidal bulge occurs at Earth's south pole when the moon is farthest from the sun and at the north pole whe the moon is closest to the sun.
30s - Q8
The diagram below shows Earth and the moon.In which position(s) will Earth's tidal bulge(s) occur creating high tides?
3 and 4
1 and 4
2 and 4
4 only
30s - Q9
Which statement about the relationship between Earth's tides and the moon is true?
Neap tides occur when the moon is in between Earth and the sun
Spring tides occur whenever the moon is in its quarter phases
Neap tides occur whenever the moon is full or new
Spring tides occur when the moon is in a straight line with Earth and the Sun
30s - Q10
Which of the following contributes most to Earth's tides?
The speed of the jet stream
The amount of heat from the sun
The positions of the moon, sun and Earth
The direction of ocean currents
30s - Q11
How long does it take the Moon to revolve around the Earth?
28 days/ about a month
24 hours/ a day
365.25 days/ a year
2 weeks
30s - Q12
Why do we see phases of the Moon?
Moon’s revolution around the Earth
Changing angles of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
All answer choices are correct
The views of light and dark on the Moon as visible from Earth
30s - Q13
What phase is this?
Last Quarter
Last Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
First Quarter
30s - Q14
What phase would occur 7 days before this phase?
Last Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full moon
New moon
30s - Q15
Neap tides occur during which 2 phases?
Waning crescent and Waxing Crescent
1st quarter and full
Full and New
1st quarter and last quarter
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