The Moon and Eclipses and Tides

Question 1

The Moon reflects light from the _____________

Answer 1

Sun

Question 2

The phases of the Moon depend on the positions of the Earth, ___________ and the Sun

Answer 2

Moon

Question 3

The Moon goes through all its phases in about ___________ days.

Answer 3

about 28 days

Question 4

Tides are caused mainly by the pull of the _______________ gravity,

Answer 4

Moon’s

Question 5

How long does it take the Moon to make one complete revolution around the Earth?

Answer 5

about 28 days

Question 6

Do we see all sides of the Moon OR only the same/one side of the Moon?

Answer 6

Only the same/one side of the Moon

Question 7

What are the two motions of the Moon?

Answer 7

Rotation and Revolution

Question 8

What is the Moon?

Answer 8

The Earth’s only natural satellite

Question 9

True/False: The Earth orbits around the Moon,

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The changing views of the Moon are called _________(phases, tides)

Answer 10

phases

Question 11

The Moon gives off no ____________ of its own. (gravity or light)

Answer 11

light

Question 12

The changes in the oceans’ levels are called ________

tides or phases

Answer 12

tides

Question 13

T/F: The Moon is Earth’s nearest neighbor,

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F: There is no force of gravity between the Moon and the Earth.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

When the Moon has finished half of its revolution around the Earth, the Moon is called a _________moon.

Answer 15

full

Question 16

What is a tide?

Answer 16

a kind of wave

Question 17

What are the two kinds of tides?

Answer 17

high tides and low tides

Question 18

Do the tides happen every day?

Answer 18

Yes

Question 19

How often do the tides change from high tide to low tide to high tide to low tide, etc?

Answer 19

about every 6 hours

Question 20

T/F: A solar eclipse happens when the Moonk passes between the Earth and the Sun.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F: A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes

through the Earth’s shadow.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is the brightest object in the night sky?

Answer 22

The Moon

Question 23

Which is larger: the Moon or the Sun?

Answer 23

The Sun

Question 24

How much larger is the Sun than the Moon?

Answer 24

400 times larger

Question 25

Is the Moon 2, 400 miles, 24, 000 miles or 240,000 miles from Earth?

Answer 25

240,000 miles from Earth

Question 26

What does “waxing” mean?

Answer 26

more light visible from the Sun

Question 27

What does “waning” mean?

Answer 27

less light visible from the Sun

Question 28

What is another name for “moon”?

Answer 28

Lunar

Question 29

What does the word “solar” mean?

Answer 29

Sun

Question 30

What planet do we live on?

Answer 30

The Earth