Earth-Sun-Moon Systems Study Guide

The picture above shows the positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during an eclipse.

What is true of the eclipse shown in the picture?

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

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Below are four diagrams that show different positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.

Based on a scaled distance, which most accurately represents a solar eclipse?

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The Phases of the Moon are caused by the changing positions of the Earth and the Moon in relation to the Sun.

Which items could best be used to represent the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon in a model that shows the phases of the Moon.

• a candle, a soccer ball, and a mirror

• an orange, a grapefruit, and a lime

• a mirror, a fan, and some string

• a flashlight, a basketball, and a soft ball

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During a total solar eclipse, the Sun is completely hidden from view by the Moon.

This demonstrates that the Sun and the Moon look about the same size from the Earth. Which of the following explains why this is true?

• The Moon is much larger than the Sun.

• The Moon is much brighter than the Sun.

• The Sun is much farther from the Earth than the Moon is.

• The Sun is much closer to the Earth than the Moon is.

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The picture above shows the positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon during an eclipse.

What is true of the eclipse shown in the picture?

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

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During a total solar eclipse, the Earth, Sun, and Moon are arranged in a line, and light from the Sun is blocked out of view for a certain part of the Earth by the Moon.

In which order do the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up?

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Earth, Sun, Moon

• Earth, Moon, Sun

• Moon, Sun, Earth

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The diagram above shows several of the Moon's positions inits orbit around the Earth. Half of the Moon's surface is lit by sunlight regardless of the Moon's position; however, the amount of lit surface visible from Earth does vary withe the Moon's position. Examine the diagram above and answer the question that follows.

Which of the following pictures shows how the Moon appears from Earth when it is a position 3?

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Starting with the New Moon, put the phases of the Moon in order.

• New, Waning, Full, Waxing

• New, Full, Waxing, Waning

• New, Waxing, Full, Waning

• New, Waxing, Waning, Full

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The image above shows how the Moon in the waning gibbous phase looks from Earth.

Which position must the Moon be in to appear as a waning gibbous moon from Earth?

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The diagram above shows several of the Moon's positions inits orbit around the Earth. Half of the Moon's surface is lit by sunlight regardless of the Moon's position; however, the amount of lit surface visible from Earth does vary withe the Moon's position. Examine the diagram above and answer the question that follows.

Which of the following pictures shows how the Moon appears from Earth when it is a position 1?

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