FAC #3 Moon Phases & Eclipses 2024

Front

What holds the Earth and other planets in orbit around the Sun?

Back

The Sun's gravitational force.

Front

What kind of eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

Back

Solar eclipse.

Front

What moon phase is characterized by a fully illuminated moon?

Back

Full moon phase.

Front

What is the term for the counter-clockwise motion of Earth on its axis that causes day and night?

Back

Rotation.

Front

What kind of eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon?

Back

Lunar eclipse.

Front

What is the term for the path that the Earth takes around the Sun?

Back

Revolution.

Front

What phase comes after the new moon phase?

Back

Waxing crescent phase.

Front

What is the term for the shadow cast by the Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse?

Back

Umbra.

Front

What is the term for the phase of the moon when it is less than half illuminated?

Back

Crescent phase.

Front

What is the name of the effect that causes the Moon to appear to change shape?

Back

Moon phases.