Understanding Lunar and Solar Events Exam

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What is a new moon?

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When the moon is not visible from Earth.

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What does reasoning mean in a scientific context?

Back

A logical explanation based on evidence.

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What is a lunar eclipse?

Back

When the Earth passes between the sun and the moon.

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What is the term for the path that the moon follows as it moves around the Earth?

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Orbit.

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What causes lunar eclipses?

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The Earth passes between the sun and the moon.

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What is a solar eclipse?

Back

When the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.

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What is the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?

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A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, while a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.

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

Back

Lunar month.

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What is the significance of the moon's phases?

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They indicate the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun.

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What is the term for the full illumination of the moon?

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Full moon.