Lunar Cycle & Eclipses

Which diagram correctly represents the relative positions of the Sun (S), Earth (E), and the Moon (M) in space during a total solar eclipse?

Note: The diagrams are not drawn to scale.

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Approximately how many days does it take the Moon to go from one full-Moon phase to the next full-Moon phase when viewed from Earth?

• one week

• two weeks

• three weeks

• four weeks

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Which phase of the moon would we see from Texas when the moon is in the position as shown in the diagram?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Gibbous

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A lunar eclipse could occur when the Moon is located at which numbered position?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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On which side of the diagram shown, should the sun be drawn?

• Top

• Left

• Bottom

• Right

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Approximately how many days occur between the Moon’s first-quarter phase and the Moon’s last-quarter phase?

• 7 days

• 15 days

• 29.5 days

• 365.25 days

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Eclipses do not occur every month because the Moon’s _______.

• rate of rotation is 15° each hour

• orbit is inclined to Earth’s orbit

• period of revolution is 27.3 days

• period of rotation and period of revolution are the same

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On which date will the next first-quarter Moon phase occur?

• August 6

• August 10

• August 16

• August 22

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Which photograph shows the appearance of the Moon as viewed by an observer in

Texas on May 17, 2000?

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Which of the following is occurring in the diagram? (More than one answer may apply.)

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

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