The Earth And Moon
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What are the three main influencing factors of tides on Earth?
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Sun, moon and Earth
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Sun, stars and moon
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Moon, Earth and oceans
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Ocean, atmosphere and lithosphere
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What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
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23.5 degrees
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43.5 degrees
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It depends on the season
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13.5 degrees
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A. 23.5 degrees -
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What phase of the moon would we see regarding this diagram?
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Full moon
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New moon
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1st quarter moon
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3rd quarter moon
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A. Full moon -
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What are the two MAIN types of tides we experience on Earth?
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Spring and King tides
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Perigee and Apogee tides
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Neap and spring tides
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Neap and king tides
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A. Neap and spring tides -
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The moon is always orbiting at the same distance from the Earth.
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True
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False
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A. False -
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The days where the sun's rays hit directly above the equator and result in relatively equal hours of sunlight and darkness are called the what?
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Equinox
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Equator
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Tilt
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Solstice
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A. Equinox -
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The longest and shortest days (amount of sunlight) of the year are referred to as the winter and summer what?
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Equinox
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Equator
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Tilt
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Solstice
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A. Solstice -
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The moon's cycle is roughly how many days?
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29
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31
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15
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2
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A. 29 -
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The term used for when the moon is at it's closest point to the Earth is:
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Apogee
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Perigee
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Micro-moon
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Massive-moon
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A. Perigee -
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When you can only see less than half of the visible/luminescent side of the moon it is called a:
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Crescent
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Gibbous
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Full moon
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Half moon
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A. Crescent -
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When the visible/luminescent part of the moon is getting smaller it is called what?
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Waning
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Waxing
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Gibbous
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Crescent
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A. Waning -
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The term used for a location that experiences one high tide and one low tide a day is:
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Diurnal
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Forturnal
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Nocturnal
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Monournal
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A. Diurnal -
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The day after a full moon the moon would be in the following phase:
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Waxing gibbous
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Waning gibbous
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Waxing crescent
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Waning crescent
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A. Waning gibbous -
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When the moon moves in front of the sun during daylight hours it is referred to as:
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A lunar eclipse
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A solar eclipse
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A full moon eclipse
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An Earth eclipse
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A. A solar eclipse -
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What percentage of the Earth's size is the moon?
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23%
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27%
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34%
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50%
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A. 27% -
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