Earth Rotation and Moon Phases

The word "waxing" can replace the first word of which phrase?

• Cooling temperatures

• Dwindling salaries

• Increasing support

• Running out of time

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Which term describes the relationship between wax and wane?

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

• Homophones

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Which hypothetical scenario would result in the moon not having different phases?

• The moon takes twice as long as it does now to orbit the earth.

• Earth takes twice as long as it does now to orbit the sun.

• Earth has two moons.

• The moon always stays in one position relative to the earth and sun.

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How much of the moon's bright side can you see during a new moon?

• 0 percent

• 10 percent

• 50 percent

• 100 percent

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Which of the following phenomena never affects the moon's phase?

• The moon's orbit around the earth

• The earth's orbit around the sun

• The earth's rotation on its axis

• The relative positions of the earth, moon, and the sun.

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What can you logically conclude about the relationship between full moons and lunar eclipses?

• A lunar eclipse never occurs during a full moon.

• A lunar eclipse occurs during all full moons.

• A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon.

• A lunar eclipse is the same thing as a full moon.

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Piloting a ship by moonlight is most difficult during which phase?

• First quarter moon

• Full moon

• Third quarter moon

• New moon

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Without any other information, which of these terms best describes the moon in this image?

• Crescent

• Waxing

• Gibbous

• Waning

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Place the following phases of the moon in the correct sequence: A) Waxing crescent; B) Waning gibbous; C) Third quarter moon.

• A, B, C

• A, C, B

• C, A, B

• B, C, A

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How does the length of a lunar month compare to the average length of a month in a standard 365-day calendar?

• About one day longer

• About one day shorter

• About three days shorter

• The same

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