Geoscience Unit 2.5-2.8 Semester Review

Unit 2.5 Notes

What motion is responsible for the lunar cycle?

• The moon's revolution around Earth

• The Earth's rotation

• The moon's rotation

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Unit 2.5 Notes

Why does the moon appear bright in the sky at night?

• It produces its own light

• It reflects light from the sun

• It reflects light off of the Earth

• It concentrates light produced by distance stars

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Unit 2.5 Notes

Where is the moon positioned when it appears as a full moon?

• On the opposite side of Earth (opposite the sun)

• To the left side of Earth

• To the right side of Earth

• Between the Earth and Sun

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Unit 2.5 Notes

Is this the order of the Lunar Cycle:

1) New Moon

2) Waxing Crescent

3) 1st quarter

4) Waxing Gibbous

5) Full Moon

6) Waning Gibbous

7) 3rd Quarter

8) Waning Crescent

• True

• False

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Unit 2.5 Notes

Which way does the moon rotate around the earth?

• Clockwise

• Counter Clockwise

• Stays still

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Unit 2.6 Notes

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

What is an eclipse?

• Instance when Earth blocks light from reaching the moon

• Instance when moon rotates and its dark side faces Earth

• An Instance when the moon stops moving

• Instance when moon blocks light from reaching the earth

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Unit 2.6 Notes

A solar eclipse only occurs during a new moon.

• True

• False

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Unit 2.6 Notes

A lunar eclipse only occurs during a new moon.

• True

• False

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Unit 2.6 Notes

Select all the apply

What is an eclipse?

• Instance when the moon rotates and its dark side faces the earth

• Instance when Earth blocks light from reaching the moon

• Instance when the moon blocks light from reaching the earth.

• Instance when the moon stops moving

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Unit 2.6 Notes

What does the moon look like during a lunar eclipse?

• You cannot see the moon.

• You see the moon normally.

• The moon appears dark grey.

• The moon appears red.

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