Science Review- Ch. 20: The Sun-Earth-Moon System

Hours of daylight and nighttime are equal during a(n)__

A total solar eclipse can be seen only by people in the area of Earth within the Moon's umbra.

Earth rotates on its axis about once every year.

During waning phases, more of the Moon's near side is seen each night.

Moon phase in which none of the lighted surface of the Moon can be seen from Earth

A tide is a ___ rise and fall of sea level.

Which letter shows the northern hemisphere's position in the summer?

The Moon __ around Earth.

An occurrence caused by Earth coming between the Sun and the Moon and casting its shadow on the Moon

Which phase of the Moon is shown if this is a picture of what the sky looks like at midnight?

The penumbra is the central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.

A lunar eclipse only occurs during a new moon phase.

Changing appearances of the Moon from Earth

The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere.

Since the Moon revolves once around Earth in the same amount of time that it takes to rotates on its axis ___

Which phase of the Moon is shown if this is a picture of what the sky looks like at midnight?

The Moon reflects light from the Sun.

The Sun revolves around Earth.

Night and day on Earth are caused by Earth's revolution around the Sun.

Waxing Moon phase in which one half of the Moon's lighted surface can be seen from Earth

Which letter shows the northern hemisphere's position in December?

Not only is the summer solstice the longest day of the year, it is also the day on which

A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.

Dark-colored, relatively flat regions of the Moon

When the north end of Earth's rotation axis is pointing toward the Sun, which statement is true?

A phase in which all of the lighted side of the Moon can be seen from Earth

A solstice is a day when

December 21 or 22

A lunar eclipse can only occur during which type of moon phase?

The seasons are caused by

Spring tides 

A phase in which all of the lighted side of the Moon can be seen from Earth

What formed the craters on the Moon?

The longest a total solar eclipse lasts is about how long?

March 20 or 21

What force is mostly responsible for tides?

The time for one rotation of the Moon is 27.3 days. What is the Moon's revolution time around Earth?

The Moon makes one revolution around Earth in the same amount of time that it makes one rotation on its axis.

Which phase of the Moon is shown if this is a picture of what the sky looks like at midnight?

The line on which an object rotates is defined as

The path an object follows as it moves around another object is an orbit.