MOON WS #4- MOON ROTATION AND REVOLUTION

How much time is necessary for the Moon to experience one synodic revolution, resulting in one complete cycle of its lunar phases? (Pick the best answer below)

• 27.3 days

• 29.5 days

• 2.2 days

• 30 days

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How much longer is a synodic month than a sidereal month?

• 0.5 days

• 29.5 days

• 2.2 days

• 27.3 days

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In reality, the location of the dark side of the Moon is always ______________________.

• away from Sun

• towards Earth

• facing the Sun

• visible from Earth

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The location of the far side (purple in diagram below) of the Moon is always ____________________.

• toward Sun

• away from Sun

• toward Earth

• away from Earth

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The location of the near side (red in diagram below) of the Moon is always __________________________.

• toward Earth

• away from Earth

• facing the Sun

• facing away from the Sun

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If Moon did not rotate, then which side(s) of the Moon would we see throughout the month?

• UNDER SIDE

• ALL SIDES

• FAR SIDE

• NEAR SIDE

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Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it revolves around Earth. Because of this, which side(s) of the Moon would we see throughout the month?

• UNDER SIDE

• ALL SIDES

• FAR SIDE

• NEAR SIDE

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Which of the following, technically, takes the longest amount of time to complete?

• the time any one point on the Moon is lit up

• synodic period of the Moon

• one TYPICAL month on the calendar (30 days)

• sidereal period of the Moon

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Moon's 360° revolution period is __________ its 360° rotational period.

• equal to

• less than

• greater than

• half of

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The phase of Moon has the far side of Moon completely bathed in darkness is the ​ ​ (a)   moon phase, while the ​​ (b)   phase of Moon has the far side completely bathed in light.

• full
• new
• 1st quarter
• 3rd quarter

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