The Sun, Earth, and Moon ATT Review

During a night walk, Makyla pointed at the sky and said, 'Look, that's a ________ gibbous moon up there.'

• waxing

• waning

• new

• crescent

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S6E2a

During a school project, Fabian and Logan observed the moon through different phases of the month. What causes these observed phases of the moon?

• Filtering of light from the moon due to the Earth's atmosphere.

• The tidal forces of the Earth's oceans change the appearance of the moon.

• Change in distance of the moon from the Earth as it orbits.

• The angle of light from the sun as it reflects off the moon and is viewed from Earth.

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S6E2a

During which phase of the moon would Jaylah observe the fully illuminated face of the moon from Earth?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

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S6E2a

During a school camping trip, Damian and Jayden observed that the moon and the sun were on the same side of Earth, resulting in the moon's side facing Earth being dark. This phase is called a ________ moon.

• crescent

• full

• new

• waxing

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S6E2a

Carter noticed the time between one full moon to another while documenting his nightly observations. This period is approximately...

• one year

• one month

• two weeks

• three months

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S6E2a

During a school astronomy project, Kayden, Will, and Palmer are observing the moon. Which position of the moon relative to the sun and Earth might allow them to witness a lunar eclipse?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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S6E2b

During a school science fair, Amaya asked, 'In which position must the moon be relative to the sun and earth to cause a solar eclipse?'

• A

• B

• C

• D

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S6E2b

During a school astronomy project, Nyla observed that a complete lunar eclipse occurs when the moon is...

• closer to the sun than the Earth.

• at any place during its lunar orbit.

• in the umbra, the darkest part of the Earth's shadow.

• in the penumbra, the lighter part of the Earth's shadow.

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S6E2b

What does the setup of a flashlight shining behind a golf ball, casting its shadow on a globe, model?

• a solar eclipse

• the solar system

• the idea of gravity

• the surface of the moon

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S6E2b

During a school astronomy night, Olivia, Laila, and Nikki are observing the sky. They wonder in which phase the moon must be for them to witness a lunar eclipse. What is your answer?

• New Moon

• Full Moon

• Gibbous Moon

• Quarter Moon

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S6E2b