Lunar Phases, Seasons, and Eclipses Q

Name the eclipse.

• solar eclipse

• lunar eclipse

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What is illuminating the Moon?

• nuclear fusion

• mirrors

• sunlight

• flooded lights

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What moon phase is this?

• First quarter

• Third quarter

• waxing gibbous

• waning gibbous

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Which location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce a lunar eclipse?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which model accurately shows the motion of a planet and moon?

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Phases of the moon in which the moon appears to be getting larger are referred to as ____.

• waxing

• new

• waning

• eclipse

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Which of the following is most responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

• Orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• Rotation of the Sun

• Tilt of axis of Earth

• Rotation of the Earth

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What is the position of the Earth during an equinox?

• The northern end of Earth's axis is pointed toward the sun.

• The southern end of Earth's axis is pointed away from the sun.

• Earth's axis is neither pointed toward or away from the sun.

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The Northern Hemisphere experiences summer

• when it is tilted away from the Sun.

• when it is tilted toward the Sun.

• when it is farther away from the Sun.

• when it is closer to the Sun.

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