Observational Astronomy

The movement of the moon around the earth is _____

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Axis
• Orbit

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The path that the moon takes as it moves around the earth is called _____

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Axis
• Orbit

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Why do we only see one side of the moon?

• The moon does not move.

• The moon's rotation is faster than its revolution.

• The moon rotates and revolves at different speeds.

• The moon rotates and revolves at the same speed.

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What kind of eclipse does this image show?

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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When the Earth is between the moon and sun, it is most likely a:

• new moon
• full moon
• waxing crescent
• waxing gibbous

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Approximately how much time passes between the new moon and full moon?

• one month
• two weeks
• 3 days
• 24 hours

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What causes the moon's phases

• Where you are standing on Earth's surface

• The amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• How fast the moon is moving

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How long does it take the moon to complete an orbit around Earth?

• 23 days
• 29 days (1 month)
• 2 weeks (half a month)
• 365 days (a year)

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Define Gibbous

• Less than half of moon visible
• More than half of moon visible
• All of moon visible
• None of moon visible

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Name the moon phase

• Waxing Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

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