28.3 Eclipse Review

What is the term used to describe the grooves found on the Moon's surface?

• Craters

• Maria

• Rilles

• Highlands

Which term refers to the longest day of the year, usually occurring around June 21st?

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

What is the term for the shortest day of the year, typically around December 21st?

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

What term describes the day when the duration of day and night are approximately equal, occurring around September 22nd?

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

What is the term for the day when the duration of day and night are approximately equal, occurring around March 20th?

• Summer solstice

• Winter solstice

• Autumnal equinox

• Vernal equinox

What phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Transit of Venus

• Full Moon

What event happens when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon?

• Solar eclipse

• Lunar eclipse

• Transit of Venus

• New Moon

What does the academic term "distribute" mean?

• To collect and keep in one place

• To separate into categories

• To give out or spread over a large area or among a large number of people

• To reduce in size or volume

What phase of the moon occurs immediately before the first quarter phase?

• New moon

• Full moon

• Waning crescent

• Waxing gibbous

What phase of the moon is characterized by the moon being more than half illuminated and decreasing in light?

• Waning gibbous

• Waxing crescent

• Waxing gibbous

• Waning crescent