Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-ES63 (Chapter6 Section3)

The following are responses from the readings, labs, questions

reviewed in class and tutoring.
1. What are the moon phases?

2. What is a satellite?

3. What causes ocean tides?

4. What are the different moon phases?

5. What is a solar eclipse?

6. How many moons does Earth have?

7. What are some of the properties of the moons surface?

8. What is a crater?

9. What is a tide?

10.What is a lunar eclipse?

Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-ES63 (Chapter6 Section3)

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The following are responses from the readings, labs, questions
reviewed in class and tutoring.
1. What are the moon phases?
Changes in the moons appearance from Earth
2. What is a satellite?
Any object that revolves around another object in space
3. What causes ocean tides?
Gravitational attraction between Earth and the moon
4. What are the different moon phases?
Crescent, quarters, full, gibbous, new
5. What is a solar eclipse?
Moon passes between the Earth and the sun
6. How many moons does Earth have?
Earth has 1 (one) moon
7. What are some of the properties of the moons surface?
Maria; rough, rocky, and dust; craters; no atmosphere
8. What is a crater?
A depression that forms when an object from space hits the surface
9. What is a tide?
The daily rise and fall of the sea level

10.What is a lunar eclipse?

When the full moon moves into the shadow caused by Earth blocking the
Suns light