Beyond Planet Earth

The time required for the Moon to complete one cycle of phases is about one

• day

• week

• month

• year

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For observers on Earth, which phase of the Moon is represented by the diagram?

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Which Moon phase would be observed on Earth when the Moon is at position 2?

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Which Moon phase would be observed on Earth when the Moon is at position 5?

• First Quarter

• Full

• New

• Last Quarter

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Which Moon phase would be observed on Earth when the Moon is at position 6?

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The same side of the Moon always faces Earth because the

• Moon takes longer to rotate than revolve

• Moon takes longer to revolve than rotate

• Moon rotates and revolves in the same amount of time

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Which type of eclipse is shown in the following diagram?

• summer

• solar

• lunar

• winter

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Which type of eclipse is shown in the following diagram?

• summer

• solar

• lunar

• winter

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Ocean tides at coastal locations are primarily caused by

• Earth's revolution around the Sun

• the changing phases of the Moon

• the gravitational pull between the Moon and Earth

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Which diagram shows the Moon position that will produce the highest high tides and the lowest low tides?

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