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Exploring Celestial Bodies
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Exploring Celestial Bodies

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Which phase of the moon occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun?

  • Waning crescent moon
  • First quarter moon
  • Full moon
  • New moon (correct)

    • At what time does the first quarter moon rise?

  • Noon
  • Midnight
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset (correct)

    • During which phase of the moon does the moon rise in the afternoon?

  • Full moon
  • Waxing gibbous moon (correct)
  • Waning gibbous moon
  • Waxing crescent moon

    • When does the full moon rise?

    <p>Sunset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of the moon does the moon rise after the Sun sets?

    <p>Waning gibbous moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what time does the third quarter moon rise?

    <p>Midnight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of the moon does the moon set at noon?

    <p>Third quarter moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the phenomenon where the Moon gradually appears to have light added to its face over several weeks?

    <p>Waxing phases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes the Moon to always show the same side to the Earth?

    <p>Synchronous rotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phase of the Moon when it is in silhouette and appears as a dark circle?

    <p>New moon phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the phases of the Moon where the light is being removed from its face?

    <p>Waning phases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phase of the Moon when it appears as a fully illuminated circle?

    <p>Full moon phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the regions on the near side of the Moon that have both light and dark areas?

    <p>Moiré regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do we only see one side of the Moon?

    <p>Synchronous rotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Approximately how long does it take for the moon to complete a full lunar cycle?

    <p>29.5 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does the new moon rise with the Sun?

    <p>At sunset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is there a dark side of the Moon?

    <p>Yes, there is a dark side of the Moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the voiceover at the end of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon say?

    <p>There is no Dark Side of the Moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what direction is the Moon moving?

    <p>Eastward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the Moon gets closer and closer to the Sun in the sky?

    <p>It becomes brighter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what time does the new moon transit the meridian?

    <p>At sunset</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How old is the moon?

    <p>Varies at different times</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the moon after it completes a full lunar cycle?

    <p>It becomes full</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which phase of the moon occurs when the moon is about 1/4 of the way around in its revolution around the Earth?

    <p>First quarter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phase of the moon occurs when the entire illuminated near side of the moon is visible from Earth?

    <p>Full moon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phase of the moon occurs when the moon is about three-quarters of the way around in its orbit?

    <p>Third quarter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the period of time it takes for the moon to make one full revolution around the Earth with respect to the stars?

    <p>Satiereal month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the period of time it takes for the moon to go from one given phase to another given phase?

    <p>Synodic month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a satiereal month and a synodic month?

    <p>Synodic month is longer than a satiereal month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key phrase to describe the duration of a lunar month?

    <p>About a month</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is between the Earth and the Sun during the new phase?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The first quarter moon rises when the Sun sets?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The full moon rises just at sunset?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The third quarter moon rises at midnight?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waxing gibbous moon rises in the afternoon?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waning gibbous moon sets long before the Sun sets?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waning crescent moon catches up to the Sun?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: We always see the same side of the Moon, no matter what phase it's in.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The near side of the Moon has both light and dark regions, while the far side is dominated by highland regions.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The rotation period of the Moon is exactly equal to its orbital period, which is why we always see the same side facing the Earth.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The far side of the Moon is forever hidden from our view, unless we send a spacecraft there to take pictures.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The phases of the Moon are purely the result of its position in its orbit with respect to the incoming sunlight.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waxing phases of the Moon refer to the phases where light is being added to the Moon's face, while the waning phases refer to the phases where light is being removed.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The cycle of Moon phases repeats itself, going from waxing crescent to first quarter to waxing gibbous to full, and then reversing to waning gibbous to third quarter to crescent before starting over again with the new moon.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waxing crescent phase of the moon occurs when the moon is about 1/4 of the way around in its revolution around the Earth?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The waning gibbous phase of the moon occurs when the moon is coming around to basically opposite the Earth from the Sun?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The third quarter phase of the moon occurs when the moon has gone three-quarters of the way around in its orbit?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The full moon phase of the moon occurs when the entire illuminated near side of the moon is visible from Earth?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The new moon phase of the moon occurs when the very limb of the illuminated side is lost and we're back to a new moon phase again?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: A synodic month is a month with respect to the stars and it allows the moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: From any given phase to any given phase, it takes 29 and a half days for the moon to complete a full lunar cycle?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is always illuminated on its near side?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is always dark on its near side?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is sometimes dark on its near side?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is always illuminated on its far side?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is always dark on its far side?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon is sometimes dark on its far side?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon gets closer to the Sun as it moves eastward?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon rises with the Sun during a new moon phase?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The moon sets at sunset during a new moon phase?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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