Moon Phases and Eclipses

Front

What is another word that means the same as moon?

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Satellite

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated?

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Full Moon

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when half of the moon is illuminated and it is increasing in illumination?

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First Quarter

Front

What is the name of the moon phase when half of the moon is illuminated and it is decreasing in illumination?

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Last Quarter

Front

What phenomenon occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to appear red?

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Total Lunar Eclipse

Front

What causes the moon to appear red during a total lunar eclipse?

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The sun’s light is refracting around Earth.

Front

What are the light and dark areas on the moon's surface called?

Back

Maria (dark areas) and Highlands (light areas).

Front

What made the darker areas on the surface of the moon?

Back

Lava from inside the moon.

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth?

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Lunar Month.

Front

What is the phase of the moon when it is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon.