Quiz about Moon Phases and Eclipses Study Guide

Question 1

Which statement best shows why the Moon seems to be producing light?

Accepted Answer

The Moon is reflecting light from the Sun.

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The Moon is making its own light.

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The Moon is reflecting light from Earth.

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The Moon goes through eight phases.

Question 2

What is the phase of the moon during a solar eclipse?

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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Full Moon

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First Quarter

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A solar eclipse can happen any time

Question 3

Approximately how long does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?

Accepted Answer

One month

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One day

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One week

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One year

Question 4

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Full Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

Question 5

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

Accepted Answer

New

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Cresent

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Gibbous

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Full

Question 6

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning gibbous

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waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waxing gibbous

Question 7

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

Accepted Answer

Lined up exactly

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Below each other

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Above each other

Question 8

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

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waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 9

Name the eclipse.

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

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lunar eclipse

Question 10

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 11

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waxing crescent

Answer

waning crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 12

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed.

Accepted Answer

Umbra

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Total

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Penumbra

Question 13

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

New Moon

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First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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Full Moon

Question 14

Question 14.

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 15

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

Last Quarter or (third quarter)

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First Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 16

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

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Last Quarter

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New Moon

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Full Moon

Question 17

How much of the moon is always lit?

Accepted Answer

half

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can't tell

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always changes

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3/4

Question 18

Name the moon phase

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 19

How many phases does the moon go through?

Accepted Answer

8

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4

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10

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16

Question 20

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 21

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

Accepted Answer

waning

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swelling

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waxing

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disappearing

Question 22

Name the moon phase that would come AFTER this moon.

Accepted Answer

waning crescent

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waxing crescent

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waning gibbous

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waxing gibbous

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

waxing

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waning

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new

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eclipse

Question 24

What do we call an event that the moon blocks the sun from reaching the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Solar Eclipse

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Phase

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Lunar Eclipse

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Meteoroid

Question 25

About how long does it take the moon to go through all of it's phases?

Accepted Answer

29 Days

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30 Days

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31 Days

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28 Days

Question 26

Why do we know the phases of the moon for months that have not happened?

Accepted Answer

The Moon moves in a regular pattern in the sky.

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The Moon is full for 20 days every month.

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I can see the future.

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The phases of the Moon are random and irregular.

Question 27

When one object crosses in front of another, the first object can sometimes block the view of the second. This process is called a(n)_______.

Accepted Answer

eclipse

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gibbous

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penumbra

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umbra

Question 28

On a clear night in the summer, Kelly identified the constellation Leo in the sky. When she went star-gazing five months later, she could not find Leo, but could see Gemini instead. Why?

Accepted Answer

Earth revolved so it was facing different part of the universe at night.

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The moon revolved so it was facing a different part of the universe at night.

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The stars in Leo moved.

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The moon was blocking Leo in the sky.

Question 29

Which type of eclipse is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

lunar eclipse

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solar eclipse

Question 30

Which type of eclipse is shown in the image?

Accepted Answer

solar eclipse

Answer

lunar eclipse

Question 31

_______ means to spin on its axis.

Accepted Answer

Rotate

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Revolve

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Orbit

Question 32

_______ is the movement of an object around another object.

Accepted Answer

Revolve

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Rotate

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Orbit

Question 33

The path of an object in space is known as its ________.

Accepted Answer

Orbit

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Revolve

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Rotate

Question 34

How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?

Accepted Answer

23.5

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0

Answer

50

Answer

90

Question 35

What causes the moon's phases

Accepted Answer

the amt of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

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Where you are standing on Earth

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The tilt of Earth

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how fast the moon is moving

Question 36

Why do we always see the same side of the moon from Earth?

Accepted Answer

because it rotates and revolves at the same rate

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because the phases change

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because half of the moon always receives sunlight

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The moon changes positions

Question 37

Mrs. Smith says "the moon looks larger than the stars!" What explains this?

Accepted Answer

the moon is closer to Earth than stars

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The moons soaks up the star's light

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The moon is larger than Earth

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The moon is larger than stars

Question 38

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

Accepted Answer

counterclockwise

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clockwise

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upwards

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downwards

Question 39

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

Accepted Answer

Lined up exactly

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Below each other

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Above each other

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