Astronomy Review

This is an example of a

• total solar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• partial solar eclipse

The gravitational pull between objects depends on _________ and __________.

• mass and distance

• mass and weight

• distance and weight

• size and density

In a solar eclipse

• the Earth blocks the moon

• the Earth blocks the sun

• the moon blocks the Earth

• the moon blocks the sun

Check all terms that describe this phase

• gibbous

• waxing

• crescent

• waning

• quarter

If we had a lunar eclipse, what moon phase would it be in?

• 1st quarter

• new moon

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

Which diagram best represents the gravitational pull between the Earth and the sun?

• A

• B

• C

The temperature stays most constant in the __________.

• equator region

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Moon phases typically last

• 1-2 days

• 2-3 days

• 3-4 days

• 7 days

________ are used to measure distances outside of our solar system.

• astronomical units

• kilometers

• light-years

• miles

Start as #1. What phase will the moon be at in 6 days?

• first quarter

• full moon

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous