Earth Science Exam Review
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A quiz about astronomy
Questions and Answers
- 1.What keeps he moon in orbit aruond the Earth and the Earth in orbit around the Sun?
- 2.Why does the moon light up?
- 3.How long does it take the moon to complete it's cycle of phases?
- 4.The moon cycle of phases time period is called what?
- 5.What phase is the moon in when almost all of the side facing the Earth is lighted?
- 6.What phase is the moon in when the entire side facing the earth is in sunlight?
- 7.What phase is the moon in when none of the side facing earth is in sunlight?
- 8.What phase is the moon in when 1/2 of the side facing the earth is in sunlight?
- 9.What phase is the moon in when a thin sliver of side facing the earth is in sunlight?
- 10.Which occurs first?
- A.
Waxing Phase
- B.
Waning Phase
- 11.What is the difference between waxing phases and waning phases?
- 12.
![Which moon phase is A? - ProProfs]( "Which moon phase is A?")
Which moon phase is A?- A.
3rd quarter
- B.
1st quarter
- C.
Waning gibbous
- D.
Waning crescent
- 13.
![Which phase is b? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is b?")
Which phase is b? - 14.
![Which phase is c? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is c?")
Which phase is c? - 15.
![Which phase is d? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is d?")
Which phase is d? - 16.
![Which phase is e? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is e?")
Which phase is e? - 17.
![Which phase is f? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is f?")
Which phase is f? - 18.
![Which phase is g? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is g?")
Which phase is g? - 19.
![Which phase is h? - ProProfs]( "Which phase is h?")
Which phase is h? - 20.Fill in the blanks:An eclipse is an event in which the ______ of on ______ body falls on another.(Use a semi colon ; to seperate the two words)
- 21.
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Which eclipse is this picture illustrating?- A.
A lunar eclipse
- B.
A solar eclipse
- 22.
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Which eclipse is this picture illustrating?- A.
A lunar eclispe
- B.
A solar eclipse
- 23.Where is the umbra in an eclipse?
- A.
Section where the sunlight is partially blocked
- B.
Cone shaped shadow casted on a celestial body where no light gets through.
- 24.Where is the penumbra in an eclipse?
- A.
Section where the sunlight is partially blocked
- B.
Cone shaped shadow casted on a celestial body where no light gets through
- 25.Periodic rise and fall of sea level
- A.
Spring Tides
- B.
Tidal range
- C.
Tide
- D.
Gravitational and centrifugal forces
- E.
Neap tides
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