M06 - Moon & Tides Lab Quiz
According to scientific data, Earth's Moon was formed ~4.5 billion years ago. TRUE or
FALSE? - ANS-True
The Moon rotates at the same rate that it revolves. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-True
The Moon is ~3500 km across. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-True
The phase of the Moon we see depends on from what direction the sunlight's hitting it
and the angle we see that from Earth. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-True
The Moon revolves around the Earth once every year. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-False
How many days into the lunar cycle does the First Quarter phase occur?
3 | 29.5 | 7 | 14 - ANS-7
What phase of the Moon follows the Full Moon?
Waxing Gibbous | Waning Gibbous | New Moon | First Quarter - ANS-Waning Gibbous
The Full Moon occurs when the Moon and the Sun are on the same side of the Earth.
TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-False
The Earth experiences 2 high tides and 2 low tides every 24 hours. TRUE or FALSE? -
ANS-True
The high tide and low tides occur at the same time each day. TRUE or FALSE? -
ANS-False
From Lab 15 - when less than half of the Moon is illuminated, we call that a gibbous
shape; when more than half of the Moon is illuminated, we call that a crescent shape.
TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-False
From Lab 15 - A Quarter moon occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right
angles (90 degrees) to each other. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-True
From Lab 15 - Based on the January tide data, the first neap tide in January occurs on
January 19-21. TRUE or FALSE? - ANS-False
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