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Moon Phases
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Question 1
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Q. Besides the Sun, what is the most obvious object in the sky?
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the Moon
Mercury
Venus
Sirius
the Moon
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Mercury
Venus
Sirius
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Q. How wide is the Moon?
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35 km
350 km
3,500 km
35,000 km
35 km
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350 km
3,500 km
35,000 km
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Q. How much of the Moon faces the sun?
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one quarter
one half
three quarters
all of it
one quarter
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one half
three quarters
all of it
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Q. What part of the Moon do astronomers refer to as the night or dark side?
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the half facing away from the Earth
the half facing away from the Sun
the side that we never see
the dark part of a gibbous moon
the half facing away from the Earth
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the half facing away from the Sun
the side that we never see
the dark part of a gibbous moon
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Q. Which word refers to the shape of the Moon, as it appears to us?
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terminator
cycle
phase
aspect
terminator
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cycle
phase
aspect
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Q. What is the name of the dividing line, separating the lit and unlit sides of the Moon?
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terminator
dominator
phase
denominator
terminator
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dominator
phase
denominator
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Question 7
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Q. The Moon orbits the Earth roughly once per _____
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day
week
month
year
day
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week
month
year
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Q. Words that have similar etymological histories, like “month” and “Moon” are _____
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cognates
homonyms
antonyms
palindromes
cognates
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homonyms
antonyms
palindromes
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Q. What is the length of time for the Moon to go through all its phases?
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29.5 days
25.9 days
59.2 days
92.5 days
29.5 days
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25.9 days
59.2 days
92.5 days
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Question 10
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Q. In which part of the Moon's cycle is it closest to the Sun?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. Which phase is considered to be the beginning of the Moon’s cycle?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. What is the phase when the Moon rises at sunrise, and sets at sunset?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. Which term means "growing or getting bigger"?
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waxing
waning
crescent
gibbous
waxing
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waning
crescent
gibbous
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Q. Because the Moon is orbiting the Earth, after a couple of days it’s moved a bit to the _____
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north
east
west
south
north
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east
west
south
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Q. When the Moon is in “first quarter”, we see it as _____
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one quarter lit
half lit
three quarters lit
all lit
one quarter lit
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half lit
three quarters lit
all lit
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Q. Which term means "swollen or convex"?
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waxing
waning
crescent
gibbous
waxing
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waning
crescent
gibbous
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Question 17
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Q. What is the phase of the Moon, when it rises at sunset and sets and sunrise?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. What term is used when the Moon is viewed as shrinking?
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waxing
waning
crescent
gibbous
waxing
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waning
crescent
gibbous
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Q. Which phase comes a week after full moon?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. What is the phase of the Moon, when it rises at midnight and sets at noon?
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new moon
first quarter
full moon
third quarter
new moon
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first quarter
full moon
third quarter
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Q. When we see a full Moon, a Moon-dweller would see a _____
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new Earth
first quarter Earth
full Earth
third quarter Earth
new Earth
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first quarter Earth
full Earth
third quarter Earth
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Q. The Moon can be lit by light, reflected from the Earth, called _____
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Moonshine
Earthshine
afterglow
aurora
Moonshine
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Earthshine
afterglow
aurora
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