Moon Phases and Eclipse Quiz

Each cycle from New Moon to New Moon takes approximately ______.

• 4 days

• 4 weeks

• 4 months

• 4 years

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The diagram shows the conditions for which phase of the Moon?

• Full

• 1st Quarter

• 3rd Quarter

• New

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If a New Moon occurred on June 2, when will the next New Moon occur?

• June 15

• June 23

• June 28

• June 30

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Adrian and Mark went to summer camp. At night they looked up at the moon and observed the phases pictured. What will the moon look like on the 11th day of camp?

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Jose observed the full moon at midnight on the 15th of the month. Two weeks later, he couldn't see the moon at all at midnight. Which inference is best supported by these observations?

• The moon revolves around the Earth

• The Earth does not revolve around the moon.

• The Earth rotates on its axis.

• The moon does not orbit the Earth.

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Since the Moon produces no light of its own, it can only be seen by reflected light from the Sun. Study the Moon cycle diagram below carefully. From the Earth, #3 looks like which drawing?

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When the Moon, the Earth, and the Sun are in the same line, as shown, which of the following could occur?

• The spin of the Earth could be speeded up.

• The Moon could be pulled out of its orbit toward the Sun.

• An eclipse of the Sun could occur.

• An eclipse of the Moon could occur.

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The darkest part of the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse is the __________.

• prenumbra

• highlands

• maria

• umbra

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Four stages in the progression of a solar eclipse are shown in the image. Which image below would show how the eclipse would most likely look at 2:00 pm?

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You are less likely to see a solar eclipse than a lunar eclipse because ______________.

• only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a total eclipse of the sun.

• new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases.

• you must be in the moon's shadow to see a solar eclipse.

• the moon's shadow covers all of Earth during a lunar eclipse.

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