All About the Moon

How long does it take the moon to complete one lunar cycle?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 21 days

• 28 days

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the shape of the moon when it appears to be more than a quarter but not yet full and when it is less than full but not quite a third quarter

• crescent

• gibbous moon

• waxing

• waning

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When the moon appears to be growing

• waxing

• waning

• eclipse

• lunar mare

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When the moon appears to be getting smaller

• waxing

• waning

• lunar mare

• eclipse

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A large rocky object found flying through space.

• lunar mare

• lunar ray

• asteroid

• meteor

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Streaks left by an asteroid hitting the moon as material is ejected due to the force of the impact.

• Lunar rays

• Lunar mare

• tide

• eclipse

Huge dark areas on the moon’s surface formed by ancient volcanic eruption

• eclipse

• lunar ray

• lunar mare

• tides

The alternate rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon.

• tide

• lunar mare

• eclipse

• ulnar ray

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the effect observed when Earth passes exactly between the moon and the sun, casting its shadow on the full moon

• lunar eclipse

• solar eclips

• crecent moon

• gibbous moon

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What is an eclipse?

• when the moon blocks Earth's orbit

• when the Earth casts a shadow on the sun

• when a planet or moon blocks the sun's light

• when the sun shines on the moon

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