Ohio Science Fusion Earth Moon Sun

Light from the sun travels...

• in straight lines

• unpredictably

• like a river, wherever there is an open path

• depends; it can change direction if it is bright enough

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From Earth...

• we can only see the half of the moon that is facing us

• we see the moon all the time

• we never see the moon

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Is there a pattern to the position of the Moon?

• Yes-because the Moon orbits around Earth.

• Yes-because the Moon gets closer or farther away from the sun.

• No-the moon appears in the sky at different times and is unpredictable.

• No-the moon never moves or changes.

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If you looked in the sky and saw a waning gibbous, when is the first time you will see a waning gibbous again?

• one month or 28 days

• one week

• two weeks

• it depends; the moon is unpredictable

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Is there ever a time that the moon will be completely dark from Earth's perspective?

• No, the moon is always half illuminated by the sun.

• Yes, always during a new moon and sometimes during a full moon when a lunar eclipse is possible.

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the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth

• moon phase

• orbit

• sun

• model

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a moon phase where the illuminated portion of the Moon is not visible from the Earth

• new moon

• full moon

• gibbous moon

• waning

• waxing

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A moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth

• Quarter moon

• Full moon

• New moon

• Gibbous moon

• Crescent moon

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a rocky sphere that travels around a planet

• sun

• moon

• orbit

• terminator

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The diagram below shows the relative positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun. The moon is shown at four possible positions around Earth. Which position of the moon could result in a lunar eclipse?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

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