The Moon and Eclipses

The Moon and Eclipses

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When the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, it is

• dark, so a New Moon

• half illuminated

• completely illuminated, so a Full Moon

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A waxing moon is one in which the lighted region is

• growing

• shrinking

• non-existent

• a whole circle

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Pick the waxing crescent moon

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Pick the two gibbous moons

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A solar eclipse is when the...

• Earth passes through the Moon's shadow

• Moon passes through the Earth's shadow

• Sun passes behind a cloud

• Earth's atmosphere lights up red Sunlight

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A lunar eclipse is when the...

• Moon passes through the Earth's shadow

• Sun passes through the Moon's shadow

• Earth passes through the Moon's shadow

• Full Moon outshines the Sun

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Why does the Moon turn red during a lunar eclipse?

• The Earth's atmosphere scatters blue sunlight so only red light reaches the Moon

• The Moon's atmosphere catches red light from the Sun

• Blue light from the Sun is reflected by oceans on Earth

• The Earth's atmosphere absorbs blue sunlight so only red light reaches the Moon

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Which is darker, the umbra or the penumbra?

• umbra

• penumbra

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Complete the sentence using the same word twice. Choose the best word from the options.

The moon ________ the Earth just as the Earth ______ the Sun.

• is larger then

• orbits

• illuminates

• rotates

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The Moon ___________ light from the Sun to the Earth.

• expands

• multiplies

• sees

• reflects

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When the Moon is between the Earth and the Moon, from Earth it looks ______ and is called a _______ moon.

• dark, new

• bright, full

• half lit, half

• more than half lit, gibbous

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A lunar eclipse occurs when

• the Moon is in the Earth's shadow

• The Sun is in the Moon's shadow

• The Moon is in the Sun's shadow

• The Earth is in the Moon's shadow

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A solar eclipse is when the...

• Earth passes through the Moon's shadow

• Moon passes through the Earth's shadow

• Sun passes behind a cloud

• Earth's atmosphere lights up red Sunlight

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Why do we not have a lunar eclipse every month?

• The Moon's orbit is not in exactly the same plane as the Earth's orbit

• The Moon orbits the Earth only roughly once a month

• The Earth is too far away from the Sun for that to happen

• The Moon is too far away from the Earth for that to happen

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A gibbous Moon is one that is (as seen from the Earth)

• completely dark

• completely lit up

• more than half illuminated

• less than half illuminated