Seasons and Moon Phases

Front

How long does it take for the Moon to revolve around the Earth once?

Back

about a month

Front

How long does it take the Moon to rotate once?

Back

It rotates at the same speed it revolves.

Front

This picture shows:

Back

a lunar eclipse

Front

This picture shows: a lunar eclipse, a solar eclipse

Back

a solar eclipse

Front

What is the pattern in the graph?

Back

As mass increases, gravity increases.

Front

If you were looking at the Moon from Earth, which phase of the Moon would you see? Options: first quarter, third quarter, new moon, full moon

Back

third quarter

Front

Why don't we see eclipses every month?

Back

We don't see them every month because the Moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted.

Front

What fraction of the Moon (and Earth) are always lit up by the Sun?

Back

1/2

Front

What season is it in Minnesota when the Earth is at position 3?

Back

Winter

Front

What season is it in Minnesota when the Earth is at position 2?

Back

Fall