New Quiz- POLLACK Moon

1. How is the moon able to cover up the sun during a solar eclipse if it is so much smaller than the sun?

• because the moon is so much closer to the Earth than the sun
• because the moon is rotating
• because it is a new moon

2. Both the solar and lunar eclipse take up time during the day. Which eclipse takes more time to occur from start till end?

• solar eclipse
• lunar eclipse

6. In order for an eclipse to occur, what celestial bodies must line up in a straight line?

• galaxy, Earth, and moon
• sun, moon, and Earth

7. Which moon phase is shown below?

• New Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Full Moon

8. Which moon phase is shown below?

• Crescent Moon
• Quarter Moon
• Gibbous Moon

9. Which moon phase is shown below?

• New Moon
• Crescent Moon
• Full Moon

13. If you are standing on the purple dot on the Earth below during this eclipse, what will you see?

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14. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 5? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.

• New Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous

15. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 7? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.

• New Moon
• Waxing 1st Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous

16. In the diagram below, what moon phase will you see at position 2? Look at the position of the sun and remember the moon lab activity we did in the closet.

• Full Moon
• Waxing Crescent
• Waning Gibbous