30 Questions
True or false: We always see the same side of the Moon.
True
True or false: The near side of the Moon has both light and dark regions.
True
True or false: Tidal forces are responsible for why we only see one side of the Moon.
True
True or false: The rotation period of the Moon is exactly equal to its orbital period.
True
True or false: The far side of the Moon is forever hidden from our view.
True
True or false: To view the far side of the Moon, we would need to go there or send a spacecraft.
True
True or false: The phases of the Moon occur due to the Moon's position in its orbit with respect to the incoming sunlight.
True
True or false: The moon is always moving in an eastward direction?
True
True or false: The moon gets closer to the Sun as it moves in the sky?
True
True or false: The new moon rises with the Sun and sets at sunset?
True
True or false: The moon transits the meridian at the same time as the Sun?
True
True or false: The near side of the Moon is always illuminated?
False
True or false: The moon is dark at some point or another?
True
True or false: The moon has a dark side that is always dark?
False
True or false: The moon goes through a full lunar cycle every month?
True
True or false: The moon is approximately the same age as Earth?
True
The moon is currently in the new phase.
True
The waxing crescent moon rises later and later as it gets closer to the first quarter phase.
True
The first quarter moon sets around midnight.
True
The waxing gibbous moon rises in the afternoon.
True
The full moon rises just at sunset.
True
The waning gibbous moon rises very late at night.
True
The third quarter moon sets at noon.
True
The waxing crescent phase of the moon occurs when the moon is about one-fourth of the way around in its revolution around the earth.
False
The first quarter phase of the moon is also known as the half moon.
True
The waning gibbous phase of the moon occurs when the moon is coming around to basically opposite the Earth from the Sun.
True
The third quarter phase of the moon occurs when the moon has gone three-quarters of the way around in its orbit.
True
The moon disappears during the third quarter phase.
False
The synodic month, or solar month, is the time it takes for the moon to make one full revolution around the Earth.
False
From any given phase to any given phase, it takes twenty-nine and a half days to get there.
True
Test your knowledge of celestial bodies with this quiz! Learn about the moon and its relationship with the Sun, and discover fascinating facts about their appearance in the sky. Challenge yourself and see how much you know about astronomy!
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