Chapter 1 The Cycles of the Sky Review

After a full moon, how long is it until the next full moon?

• A month

• 2 weeks

• 1 week

• A year

Directly above the Earth's equator lies the ______________ in the sky.

• north celestial pole

• south celestial pole

• celestial equator

• celestial America

All celestial objects rise in the East and set in the West because

• The Earth is rotating from east to west.

• The Earth is rotating from west to east.

• The Earth is orbiting around the Sun from east to west.

• The celestial sphere is rotating from east to west.

The equinox is the time when

• The number of daylight hours is longest in the Northern hemisphere.

• The number of daylight hours is shortest in the Northern hemisphere.

• The number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours everywhere on the Earth.

• All the nights are equally long through out the month.

When the Moon and the Sun lie exactly in the same direction in the sky, what phase of the Moon would you see?

• 1st quarter

• waxing crescent

• full moon

• new moon

Which of the following statement(s) describes the ecliptic?

• The path of the Moon on the celestial sphere

• it is the brother of eclipses

• A planet where the aliens live.

• The apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere.

What causes the seasons?

• The changing distance between the Earth and the Sun.

• The tilt of the Earth's spin axis relative to the Earth's orbit.

• the earth's AC turns on and off

• My grandfather

When does the full Moon phase occur?

• When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

• When the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon.

• When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

• When the Moon and the Sun are on the celestial equator.

When does the new Moon phase occur?

• When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon.

• When the Sun is between the Earth and the Moon.

• When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

• When the Sun and the Moon are on the celestial equator.

During which phase of the Moon do you expect to observe a lunar eclipse

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

• last quarter