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) umbra
B) penumbra
  • 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) umbra
B) penumbra
  • 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) neap
B) spring
  • 8. A(n) ________________________ eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
A) solar
B) lunar
  • 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) gravity
B) phases
C) sunlight
D) sound
  • 11. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position A?
A) third quarter
B) full moon
C) first quarter
D) new moon
  • 12. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position B?
A) waning gibbous
B) waxing crescent
C) waxing gibbous
D) waning crescent
  • 13. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position C?
A) first quarter
B) new moon
C) third quarter
D) full moon
  • 14. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position D?
A) third quarter
B) full moon
C) first quarter
D) new moon
  • 15. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position E?
A) waning crescent
B) waning gibbous
C) waxing crescent
D) waxing gibbous
  • 16. What phases of the moon would someone on Earth see when the moon is at position F?
A) full moon
B) new moon
C) first quarter
D) third quarter
  • 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) spring
B) neap
  • 20. What kind of tide (spring or neap) will occur when the moon is at position F?
A) neap
B) spring
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