Science #14

Two friends want to go for a night hike when there is a full moon in July.

If there is a third-quarter moon on July 2, what is the approximate date of the next full moon?

• July 9

• July 16

• July 23

• July 30

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The diagram shows four consecutive moon phases.

Which of the following diagrams shows the next four moon phases in the correct order?

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A student uses paper and fasteners to create a model of Earth, the sun, and the moon. The sun and Earth are attached to the paper background, while the moon is free to revolve around Earth.

Which diagram shows the objects arranged so that a new moon would be visible from Earth?

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The moon reflects different amounts of sunlight onto Earth at different times. This reflected sunlight is commonly called moonlight. The graph shows the intensity of moonlight at different times in a lunar cycle.

Which moon phase most likely occurs at the time in the cycle represented by an X on the graph?

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On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared their independence. The table shows the lunar phases for June 1776.

What lunar phase occurred on July 4, 1776?

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning crescent

• Waxing crescent

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A phase of the moon is shown.

Which pair of diagrams shows the moon’s phase immediately before and immediately after this phase?

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A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student’s observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next.

• Waxing crescent moon

• Waxing gibbous moon

• Waning crescent moon

• Waning gibbous moon

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The diagram shows four phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth.

A student builds a model based on this diagram. The student uses foam balls to represent the moon and Earth and a flashlight to represent the sun. The student should shine the flashlight on the model of Earth from Position—

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Use the diagram to answer the question that follows.

Approximately how many days will pass between phase A and phase B of the moon?

• 7

• 14

• 21

• 28

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The same side of the Moon is always visible from Earth because

• the Moon does not rotate on its axis.

• the far side of the Moon faces Earth during the day.

• the Moon makes one rotation per revolution around Earth.

• the rate of rotation is the same for Earth and the Moon.

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