Moon Practice Quiz
- 1.Why does the moon move through the sky?
- A.
Because it is revolving around the Earth
- B.
Because of the Earth's rotation
- C.
Because of the sun's rotation
- D.
Because the moon is moving away from the Earth
- 2.
What is the moon phase shown below- A.
New Moon
- B.
First Quarter
- C.
Third Quarter
- D.
Full Moon
- 3.
Which letter represents a new moon (make sure to look at the direction that the sun is coming from).
- A.
T
- B.
R
- C.
S
- D.
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- 4.
Which letter represents a first quarter moon (make sure to look at the direction that the sun is coming from)?
- A.
T
- B.
R
- C.
S
- D.
Q
- 5.
Which letter represents a third quarter moon (make sure to look at the direction that the sun is coming from)?
- A.
T
- B.
R
- C.
S
- D.
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- 6.What is the order of the objects for a solar eclipse?
- A.
Sun, Moon, Earth
- B.
Earth, Sun, Moon
- C.
Sun, Earth, Moon
- D.
Earth, Moon, Mars
- 7.What is the order of the objects for a lunar eclipse?
- A.
Sun, Moon, Earth
- B.
Earth, Sun, Moon
- C.
Sun, Earth, Moon
- D.
Earth, Sun, Mars
- 8.A solar eclipse is when the
- A.
Shadow of Mars falls on the Earth
- B.
Shadow of the sun falls on the moon
- C.
Shadow of the moon falls on the Earth
- D.
Shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon
- 9.A lunar eclipse is when the
- A.
Shadow of Mars falls on the Earth
- B.
Shadow of the sun falls on the moon
- C.
Shadow of the moon falls on the Earth
- D.
Shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon
- 10.
What is this an image of?
- A.
A black hole
- B.
A lunar eclipse
- C.
A solar eclipse
- D.
A terra eclipse
- 11.
What is this a picture of?
- A.
A harvest moon
- B.
A lunar eclipse
- C.
A solar eclipse
- D.
A new moon
- 12.What are tidal changes caused by?
- A.
The moon revolving around the Earth
- B.
Wind patterns caused by the moon
- C.
Ocean currents
- D.
The Earth revolving around the sun
- 13.We have tides mostly because of
- A.
The sun's gravitational pull
- B.
The moon's gravitational pull
- C.
The uneven heating of the Earth
- D.
Winds
- 14.How many high tides are there a day?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 15.Do tides come at the same time each day?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No, they come every other day
- C.
No, and you can't predict them
- D.
No, but you can predict them
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