What is the lunar cycle?

• The time it takes for the Moon to rotate on its axis

• A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 27.3 days

• The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Moon

• The cycle of the Moon's surface temperature

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Match the following descriptions of the Moon's phases with the correct term.

• Third Quarter moon

• The period when the Moon's lighted side is completely dark

• Waning crescent or waning gibbous

• The period when the Moon's lighted side is becoming less visible

• New moon

• The period when the Moon has completed 3/4 of its turn around Earth.

• Waxing crescent or waxing gibbous

• The phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible

• Full moon

• The period when the entire light of the moon is seen.

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This spinning top is similar to the Earth because it ______________ on an axis.

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This is a picture of the International Space Station. It orbits the Earth every 90 minutes. What do we call an object that orbits another object in space?

• An eclipse

• A satellite

• A telescope

• A rocket

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In the Southern hemisphere - what is the pattern for the seasons?

• Winter starts in December and Summer starts in June.

• Spring starts in March and Fall starts in September.

• Summer starts in December and Winters starts in June.

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What is the First Quarter Moon Phase?

• When the moon is not visible from Earth.

• When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see all of the illuminated part.

• When the moon has completed about a quarter of its turn around the Earth and we can see half of the illuminated part.

• When the moon has completed half of its turn around the Earth and we can see the full illuminated part.

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A month gots its name because it is roughly the amount of time required for the moon to orbit the earth once and go through all its phases. How many days is that?

• ~7.4 days

• ~14.8 days

• ~29.5 days

• ~58.9 days

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Match the following descriptions of eclipses with their correct definitions.

• Total eclipse

• An eclipse where only a part of the sun or moon is blocked.

• Partial eclipse

• An eclipse in which the whole of the disk of the sun or moon is blocked.

• Solar eclipse

• Sun --> Moon --> Earth

• Lunar eclipse

• Sun --> Earth --> Moon.

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Identify the levels of the shadow in the eclipse image.

c

d

Corona

Penumbra.

Umbra.

Umbrella

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Solar glasses help protect our eyes during a solar eclipse because  the rays from the sun's _______________ can be harmful.

• Shadow

• Corona

• Penumbra

• Umbra

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