Moon Phases

Regular eclipses of the Sun and the Moon are best explained by which of the following?

• Th relative masses of the Sun, Earth and the Moon

• The different compositions of the Sun and the Moon

• The rotation of Earth and Moon on their axes

• The movement of Earth and the Moon around the Sun

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as _.

• waxing
• waning
• new
• eclipse

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What Moon phase is this?

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

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What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon
• Waxing Gibbous
• New Moon
• Half Moon

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What Moon phase is this?

• Old Moon
• Far Side of the Moon
• New Moon
• Waxing Gibbous

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What phase comes AFTER this one?

• Waning Crescent
• Waning Gibbous
• Waxing Crescent
• Third Quarter

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Which of the following is most responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• Tilt of the axis of Earth

• Rotation of the Sun

• Rotation of the Earth

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The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise
• counterclockwise
• upwards
• downwards

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If Katherine wanted to represent a solar eclipse, at what position should she place the Moon?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?

• Lunar eclipse
• Solar eclipse

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