When either the moon or the earth temporarily blocks the light from the sun

when the moon goes through its phases

When the sun temporarily goes dark

When referring to the moon, "waxing" means

the moon is heading towards Full Moon from New Moon

the moon heading to New Moon from Full Moon

The winter solstice for Australia is in June. What is the winter solstice?

It is when the Earth's axis is tilted at its maximum away from the sun. It is the shortest day with the longest night.

It is when the Earth's axis is tilted at its maximum towards the sun. It is the longest day with the shortest night.

It is the time when the planet gets exactly 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness

The summer solstice for Australia is in December. What is the summer solstice?

It is when the Earth's axis is tilted at its maximum towards the sun. It is the longest day with the shortest night.

It is when the Earth's axis is tilted at its maximum away from the sun. It is the shortest day with the longest night.

It is the time when the planet gets exactly 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness

Which of the following descriptions best fits the tides when the moon is in this position?

The high tide will be the highest of the month, and the low tide will be the lowest.

The high tide will be average height, and the low tide will be lower than normal

The low tide will be the lowest of the month and the low tides will be the highest of the low tides

Who can see a lunar eclipse?

Everyone who can see the moon at the time

only the people who are under the umbra

only the people who are under the penumbra

What best describes the levels of water at a Neap tide?

The high tides will be the lowest of the high tides and the low tides will be the highest of the low tides.

The high tides are the highest of the high tides and lowest of the low tides

The high tides and the low tides will reverse

When referring to the moon, "waning" means

the moon heading to New Moon from Full Moon

the moon is heading towards Full Moon from New Moon

When an object orbits another in space, how can their orbit best be described?

Elliptical (kind of like an oval)

How would the appearance of the moon and stars be different when observed from the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere?

Everything would be on its side

If the tides follow the moon, why do we have tides when we can't see the moon?

The Earth rotates into the tidal bulge on the opposite side of the planet from the moon

The Earth breathes, so the water levels rise and fall on their own

What best describes our solar system?

The Sun is the center of the solar system, and everything in the solar system orbits the sun.

The Earth is the center of the universe and everything revolves around us.

The Sun is the center of the universe and everything in the universe orbits the sun

What is the biggest mistake in this model of this solar system?

The distances are far too small

Why is the surface gravity on the moon less than the surface gravity on Earth?

The moon has less mass than Earth.

Earth has less mass than the moon.

The moon has more mass than Earth.

The gravity is the same on the moon and Earth.

Why do the Sun's rays strike different parts of the Earth at different angles?

because the Earth's surface facing the Sun is curved

because different parts are further away from the Sun

because the Sun's surface facing the Earth is curved

When do the gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon work against each other?

during the first and third quarter moons

during the first quarter moon only

during the full moon and new moon

during the third quarter moon only

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