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Liunar and Solar Eclipses
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1
When the lit up portion of the moon is increasing every night that means the moon is
waxing
Wanning
falling
napping
2
How long does it take the Earth to turn once on its axis of rotation?
hour
day
year
month
3
During an eclipse, the darkest part of the shadow is the
Penumbra
Eclipse
Maria
Umbra
4
What is it called when there are two full moons a month.
Blue Moon
Little Boy Blue
Yup
Cool Moon
5
This object rotates
Earth
Moon
Sun
6
What is this picture showing?
wanning gibbous moon
mercury
partial eclipse of the moon
full moon
7
Which of the following correctly lists from smallest to largest?
Earth, Solar System, Universe, Galaxy
Earth, Solar System, Galaxy, Universe
8
Earth's revolution (orbit) takes approximately
1 day
24 hours
1 year
1 month
9
What phase of the moon is this?
1st quasrter
full
3th quarter
new
10
What moon phase is this?
1st quarter
waxubg crescebt
wanning crescent
half
11
The moon’s gravity causes ____ tides a day, by producing bulges of water.
2
3
1
4
12
What phase of the moon is this?
wanning crescent
waxing gibeous
wanning gibeous
1st quarter
13
What makes the Moon wax and wan?
a) Thepull of gravity in its orbit around Earth
a) The Moon’s position in its orbit around Earth
14
What is happening in this drawing?
solar eclipse
apogee
lunar eclipse
perigee
15
Earth's rotation causes everything below except
night and day
global winds
sunrise and sunset
seasons
16
Whichof these appears in Earth’s atmosphere?
asteroid
meteor
comet
moon
17
During the last two weeks of its cycle, the Moon is a
Waning
Gibbous
A crescent
Waxing
18
What is this a picture of?
total lunar eclipse
annular solar eclise
total solar eclipse
diamond ring effect
