Seasons, Lunar Phases, & Eclipses

Which of the following is most responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Earth's tilted axis as it orbits around the Sun

• Rotation of the Sun

• Revolution of the Sun

• Rotation of the Earth

What phase of the moon is shown?

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• 1st quarter

• waxing gibbous

When the Sun is completely blocked out by the Moon a ________________ occurs.

• total solar eclipse

• total lunar eclipse

• partial solar eclipse

• partial lunar eclipse

There is a pattern to the phases of the moon. The time between one full moon to another is about

• one year.

• one month.

• two weeks.

• three months.

Which location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce a solar eclipse?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Name the moon phase.

• waning crescent

• waning gibbous

• waxing crescent

• waxing gibbous

What causes the change within every twenty-four hours from day to night on Earth?

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

• Earth’s revolution around the Sun

• the distance from Earth to the Sun

Name the moon phase.

• First Quarter

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

The Moon orbits Earth in a _______ direction.

• clockwise

• upwards

• counterclockwise

• downwards

During a ________ moon, we see one whole side of the Moon here on Earth.

• Cresent

• Full

• Gibbous

• New