The Earth And Moon
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- 1.
What are the three main influencing factors of tides on Earth?
- A.
Sun, moon and Earth
- B.
Sun, stars and moon
- C.
Moon, Earth and oceans
- D.
Ocean, atmosphere and lithosphere
Correct Answer
A. Sun, moon and Earth -
- 2.
What are the two MAIN types of tides we experience on Earth?
- A.
Spring and King tides
- B.
Perigee and Apogee tides
- C.
Neap and spring tides
- D.
Neap and king tides
Correct Answer
C. Neap and spring tides -
- 3.
The moon is always orbiting at the same distance from the Earth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 4.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
- A.
23.5 degrees
- B.
43.5 degrees
- C.
It depends on the season
- D.
13.5 degrees
Correct Answer
A. 23.5 degrees -
- 5.
What percentage of the Earth's size is the moon?
- A.
23%
- B.
27%
- C.
34%
- D.
50%
Correct Answer
B. 27% -
- 6.
The longest and shortest days (amount of sunlight) of the year are referred to as the winter and summer what?
- A.
Equinox
- B.
Equator
- C.
Tilt
- D.
Solstice
Correct Answer
D. Solstice -
- 7.
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?
- A.
Equinox
- B.
Equator
- C.
Tilt
- D.
Solstice
Correct Answer
A. Equinox -
- 8.
The moon's cycle is roughly how many days?
- A.
29
- B.
31
- C.
15
- D.
2
Correct Answer
A. 29 -
- 9.
What phase of the moon would we see regarding this diagram?
- A.
Full moon
- B.
New moon
- C.
1st quarter moon
- D.
3rd quarter moon
Correct Answer
A. Full moon -
- 10.
When the visible/luminescent part of the moon is getting smaller it is called what?
- A.
Waning
- B.
Waxing
- C.
Gibbous
- D.
Crescent
Correct Answer
A. Waning -
- 11.
The term used for a location that experiences one high tide and one low tide a day is:
- A.
Diurnal
- B.
Forturnal
- C.
Nocturnal
- D.
Monournal
Correct Answer
A. Diurnal -
- 12.
The term used for when the moon is at it's closest point to the Earth is:
- A.
Apogee
- B.
Perigee
- C.
Micro-moon
- D.
Massive-moon
Correct Answer
B. Perigee -
- 13.
When you can only see less than half of the visible/luminescent side of the moon it is called a:
- A.
Crescent
- B.
Gibbous
- C.
Full moon
- D.
Half moon
Correct Answer
A. Crescent -
- 14.
The day after a full moon the moon would be in the following phase:
- A.
Waxing gibbous
- B.
Waning gibbous
- C.
Waxing crescent
- D.
Waning crescent
Correct Answer
B. Waning gibbous -
- 15.
When the moon moves in front of the sun during daylight hours it is referred to as:
- A.
A lunar eclipse
- B.
A solar eclipse
- C.
A full moon eclipse
- D.
An Earth eclipse
Correct Answer
B. A solar eclipse -
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