Quiz about The moon: phases,tides & eclipses

Question 1

A lunar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

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Full moon

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New moon

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Waxing moon

Question 2

A solar eclipse can occur only during the _________________.

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New moon

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Full moon

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Quarter moon

Question 3

For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?

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The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.

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The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.

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Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.

Question 4

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

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Spring tides

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Neap tides

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Normal tides

Question 5

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

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Spring

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Neap

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Normal

Question 6

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon create a 90 degree angle, the Earth would have __________.

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Neap tides

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Spring tides

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Normal tides

Question 7

Name the moon phase

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Waxing Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 8

Name the moon phase

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Waning Crescent

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

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Waxing Gibbous

Question 9

Name the moon phase

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

Question 10

What moon phase comes after this?

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Waning gibbous

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Waxing gibbous

Question 11

Name the moon phase

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Last Quarter or (third quarter)

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 12

What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?

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New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 13

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 14

What is the difference between a gibbous moon and a crescent moon?

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The gibbous shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The crescent shows more than half of the bright side of the moon.

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The gibbous shows less than half of the bright side of the moon.

Question 15

Why can we see the moon in the sky?

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The moon reflects light from the Sun

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The moon emits its own light

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The moon is a star

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The moon absorbs light from the Sun

Question 16

What phase is the moon when it is at position 1?

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new moon

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first quarter

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full moon

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last quarter

Question 17

Besides phases, what are 2 other events that the moon causes on Earth?

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tides and eclipses

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tides and earthquakes

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eclipses and volcanoes

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seasons and eclipses

Question 18

What event is shown in the diagram?

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Eclipse

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Tides

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Moon phases

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Comet

Question 19

Name the phase of the Moon is in:

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

Question 20

Type of Tide

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Neap

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Spring

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Fall

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Summer

Question 21

Why do we see moon phases on Earth?

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Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around it.

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Different amounts of the moon reflect light into space and those different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around it.

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Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it rotates around it.

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Half the moon is reflecting light into space and different amounts of the moonlight reach Earth as it revolves around the sun.

Question 22

The _____ of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.

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phase

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gravity

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tide

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shadow

Question 23

What percentage of the moon is alway illuminated

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50

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25

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75

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100

Question 24

There are...

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8 phases of the moon

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28 phases of the moon

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4 phases of the moon

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the moon has phases?

Question 25

The moon goes through every phase..

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29.5 days

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365.25 days

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3.5 days

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the moon doesn't have phases, it has seasons

Question 26

In relation to the moon, waxing means...

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growing

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shrinking

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shining

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i don't know, the karate kid does it

Question 27

In relation to the moon, waning means...

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shrinking

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growing

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crying

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don't horses wane?

Question 28

the moon is the Earth's only

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natural satellite

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natural comet

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meteor

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star

Question 29

The moon orbits Earth in a __________________ direction

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counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 30

Name the phase of the Moon is in:

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1st

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3rd

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waxing gibbous

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full

Question 31

What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?

Accepted Answer

Neap tides

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Spring tides

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Normal tides

Question 32

Name the moon phase that come a week after this phase.

Accepted Answer

Waxing Gibbous

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Waxing Crescent

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Waning Crescent

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Waning Gibbous

Question 33

This image is an example of

Accepted Answer

Partial Solar Eclipse

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Lunar Eclipse

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Full Moon

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Total solar eclipse

Question 34

A lunar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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New Moon

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3rd Quarter

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1st Quarter

Question 35

What moon phase is necessary for a solar eclipse to occur?

Accepted Answer

new

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full

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first quarter

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last quarter

Question 36

The diagram show the pattern of tides on Earth. They are caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis and the Moon's gravity.

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Earth's gravity and the Moon's rotation on its axis

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Earth's revolution around the Sun and the Moon's gravity.

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Earth's gravity and the Moon's revolutions around the Earth.

Question 37

The time at which high and low tides occur changes by about 50 minutes each day. Which best explains this occurrence?

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The moon is not in the same relative position to the Earth each day.

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The ocean currents delay the tides.

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The prevailing winds act in opposition to the tides.

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The pull of the sun slows down the lunar cycle

Question 38

A diagram of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun is shown below. Maria lives near point X on Earth. Maria will see a _____ when she looks in the sky

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solar eclipse

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full moon

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new moon

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lunar eclipse

Question 39

The person standing on this diagram of earth is experiencing which kind of tide?

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Low Spring Tide

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High Spring Tide

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HIgh Neap Tide

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Low Neap Tide

Question 40

The person standing on the Earth in this diagram is experiencing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

High Spring Tide

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Low Spring Tide

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High Neap Tide

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Low Neap Tide

Question 41

The person on Earth in this diagram is experiencing which kind of tide?

Accepted Answer

High Neap Tide

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High Spring Tide

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Low Spring Tide

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Low Neap Tide

Question 42

The person on Earth in this diagram is experiencing what kind of tide?

Accepted Answer

Low Neap tide

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High Spring tide

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Low Spring tide

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High Neap tide

Question 43

If you look up at the sky and see this, you are witnessing a....

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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total eclipse

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jupiter

Question 44

The phases of the moon you see depends on

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How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

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Where you are on Earth's surface

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How much of the moon's surface is lit by the sun

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Whether or not an eclipse is occuring

Question 45

From the NEW MOON phase to the FULL MOON phase, you see

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An increasing amount of the lit side of the moon

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A decreasing amount of the lit side of the moon

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The same amount of the lit side of the moon

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More of the lit side, then less of the lit side of the moon

Question 46

The amount of the lit side of the moon you see is the same during what two phases?

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FIRST QUARTER and THIRD QUARTER phase

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A NEW moon and FULL moon phase

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NEW  moon and FIRST QUARTER phase

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FULL moon and THIRD QUARTER phase

Question 47

Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around the Earth,

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You never see the far side of the moon

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You see some phases more than others

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A different side of the moon faces Earth each day

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The far side of the moon is visible only during the full moon phase

Question 48

How often does the moon go through a WHOLE set of PHASES?

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29.5 days

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29.3 days

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27.3 days

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27.5 days

Question 49

For a solar eclipse to occur,

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The moon must be directly between the Earth and the sun.

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The sun must be directly between the Earth and the moon.

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The moon must be directly behind Earth.

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Earth must be directly between the sun and the moon.

Question 50

You are MORE likely to see a LUNAR eclipse than a solar eclipse because

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The Earth has a larger shadow then the moon does because it is a bigger object.

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The moon's umbra covers all the Earth during a solar eclipse

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The new moon phases occur less often than the full moon phases

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You must be in Earth's Shadow to see a solar eclipse

Question 51

The largest, less dark part of a shadow is called

Accepted Answer

Penumbra

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Umbra

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Crescent

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Gibbous

Question 52

During a solar eclipse people in the umbra of the shadow see

Accepted Answer

A total eclipse

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The phases of the moon

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A partial eclipse

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Both a partial solar and lunar eclipse

Question 53

The darkest part of the shadow is called the

Accepted Answer

Umbra

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Phases

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Penumbra

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Gibbous

Question 54

During a solar or lunar eclipse people in the penumbra see

Accepted Answer

A partial eclipse

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The phases of the moon

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A total eclipse

Question 55

During a TOTAL SOLAR eclipse the sun layer that is visible is called

Accepted Answer

Corona

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Chromosphere

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Core

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Diamond

Question 56

Just before and after totality the small amount of sunlight is visible on the edge of the shadow, this is called

Accepted Answer

diamond ring effect

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chromosphere

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corona

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bailey's effect

Question 57

What are the two motions indicated in this diagram?

Accepted Answer

revolution of the moon around the Earth and the revolution of the Earth around the sun.

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revolution of the moon around the Earth and the rotation of the Earth around the sun.

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Rotation of the moon around the Earth and the rotation of the Earth around the sun.

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rotation of the moon around the Earth and the revolution of the Earth around the sun.

Question 58

Look at the moon phases and where would the sun be placed in this diagram?

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At the top of the diagram

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On the right side of the diagram

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On the left side of the diagram

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At the bottom of the diagram

Question 59

The moon has

Accepted Answer

1/6 earth's gravity

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no gravity

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the same gravity as earth

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6 times greater gravity

Question 60

For a solar eclipse the moon must be

Accepted Answer

a new moon out during the day.

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a full moon out during the day.

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a full moon out at night.

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a ful moon out at night.

Question 61

Why don't we have a total solar eclipse every new moon?

Accepted Answer

The moon 's orbit around earth is tilted and this results in the moon not always being in the same orbital plane as the sun and earth.

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The moon's orbit around Earth and the Earth's orbit around the sun are at different speeds so they only line up at full moon.

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The moon 's orbit around the sunis tilted and this results in the moon not always being in the same orbital plane as the sun and earth.

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the moon does not go through every phase of the lunar cycle every month.

Question 62

The moon does not have weather because

Accepted Answer

it has no atmosphere

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it has less gravity than earth

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it is too far away from the sun

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there is no liquid water on the moon

Question 63

The moon does not have erosion and the footprints left there by the Apollo astronauts will last for thousands of years because the moon

Accepted Answer

has no liquid water

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has little gravity

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has oceans of water

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has a deep heavy atmosphere

Question 64

Why do Mercury and Venus not have eclipses?

Accepted Answer

They do not have any moon.

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They are too close to the sun.

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They have too many moons.

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They are too small.

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