Lunar

What Moon phase is this?

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phase is this?

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

• Half Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Gibbous

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Analyze the impact of a lunar eclipse on the visibility of the Moon from different parts of the Earth. Include a discussion on the types of lunar eclipses and how they differ.

• A lunar eclipse is visible from only one hemisphere of the Earth.

• A lunar eclipse is visible from the entire Earth.

• A lunar eclipse is visible from the night side of the Earth.

• A lunar eclipse is visible from the day side of the Earth.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Why do lunar eclipses not occur every month?

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth is tilted.

• The Earth's orbit around the Sun is tilted.

• The Moon is too far from the Earth.

• The Sun's light does not reach the Moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Explain how a total lunar eclipse differs from a partial lunar eclipse.

• A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is completely in Earth's umbra.

• A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is partially in Earth's umbra.

• A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is in Earth's penumbra.

• A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is in Earth's shadow.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Describe the sequence of events that leads to a lunar eclipse.

• The Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun.

• The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon.

• The Sun moves between the Earth and the Moon.

• The Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which of the following is NOT a type of lunar eclipse?

• Penumbral

• Annular

• Partial

• Total

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During which phase of the Moon can a lunar eclipse occur?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which moon phases are "crescents"?

• and 5

• and 8

• and 6

• and 7

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