Earth Moon and Sun

A phase is...

• when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line and Earth's shadow falls across the moon.

• the regular rise and fall of the water level along the shoreline.

• the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time.

• a blocking of the Sun's light that happens when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.

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a solar eclipse is...

• when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight line and Earth's shadow falls across the moon.

• the regular rise and fall of the water level along a shoreline.

• the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time.

• a blocking of the Sun's light that happens when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.

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What is the correct order of the first five phases of the moon?

• new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full

• new crescent gibbous, quarter, full

• full, crescent, quarter, gibbous, new

• new, full, quarter, gibbous, crescent

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When the moon wanes, it...

• goes from a new moon to a full moon

• goes from a full moon back to a new moon

• seems to get smaller in size

• both B and C

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A tide is...

• when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line

• the regular rise and fall of the water level along a shoreline

• the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time.

• a blocking of the Sun's light that happens when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.

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An eclipse occurs whenever..

• one object in space hides another object in space

• the Moon rises while the Sun is still out

• the moon rises

• the Sun sets

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When the moon is completely in the umbra during a lunar eclipse, this is called a

• partial solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

• a total solar eclipse

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Which pair of moon phases are opposite?

• waxing crescent and first quarter

• new and first quarter

• full and waning gibbous

• new and full

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You must be in the moon's shadow to see a total solar eclipse.

• true

• false

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What do we call the sun's outer atmosphere that you see during a solar eclipse?

• an umbra

• a corona

• an orbit

• a shadow

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