Earth-Sun-Moon Review

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What is the phase of the Moon when it is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

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True or False: The Earth orbits the Sun.

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True

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What is the phase of the Moon when it is fully illuminated?

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Full Moon

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What do we call the days when daylight hours are the longest or shortest?

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Solstice

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What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

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Solar Eclipse

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What is the term for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?

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Orbit

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What is the term for the gravitational pull that the Moon exerts on the Earth?

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Tidal Force

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What is the phase of the Moon that occurs after the new moon and before the first quarter?

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Waxing Crescent

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What is the term for the time it takes for the Moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth?

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Lunar Month

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What is the phenomenon called when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon?

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Lunar Eclipse