Question

1. if the moon is a full - moon when it rises saturday night, what phase will it be when it sets sunday morning?

a new moon
b full moon
c crescent
d gibbous

1. when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned, we will experience a ______ tide.

a spring
b neap
c full
d new

1. when the earth casts a shadow on the new moon, we see a lunar eclipse.

a true
b false

Explanation:

1. The moon's phases progress in a cycle. If it's a full - moon on Saturday night, about a week later (half of the lunar cycle phase - change time from full moon to new moon), it will be a new moon.
2. When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned, the combined gravitational pull causes spring tides.
3. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the full moon, not the new moon.

Answer:

1. A. New Moon
2. A. Spring
3. F. False