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The phase of the moon during a total lunar eclipse.
What is full?
100
A general term that reflects what occurs when the moon is in line with the earth and the sun
What is an eclipse?
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The point in the moon's orbit where it is closest to the earth.
What is perigee?
100
The points of the crescent moon.
What are cusps?
100
The moon is a little less wide than this.
What is the United States?
200
A description of the moon's phases during the first half of the lunar month.
What is waxing?
200
Bright pinpoints of light caused by sunlight shining through valleys on the moon's edge.
What are Bailey's beads?
200
The length of the lunar month
What is 29 1/2 days?
200
Some craters formed by meteor impacts have these.
What are rays?
300
the phase of the moon when it rises at noon.
What is new moon?
300
The two motions of the moon.
What is revolves around the earth and rotates on its axis?
300
Large, dark areas on the surface of the moon.
What are maria?
300
Sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon and back again.
What is earthshine?
400
Occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun.
What is a solar eclipse?
400
The number of times the moon rotates furing one revolution around the earth.
What is once?
400
Depressions on the surface of the moon usually surrounded by circular 'walls'.
What are craters?
400
The full moon that occurs around September 21 - 23.
What is the harvest moon?
500
the type of solar eclipse that would be observed from a location within the penumbra of the moon's shadow.
What is a partial solar eclipse?
500
The type of eclipse that usually lasts longer.
What is lunar eclipse?
500
The average distance between the earth and the moon.
What is 384,400 km?
500
The two events that may have formed lunar craters.
What are volcanoes or meteors?
500
Another name for the force of gravitational attraction.
What is weight