Moon Phases
Explain the difference between waxing and waning.
Waxing- Moon is getting "bigger"
Waning - Moon is getting "smaller"
What is the result of asteroids hitting the moon?
Craters
You are in the _____________ if you are in a total solar eclipse.
Umbra.
True or False: You need protective eyewear during a lunar eclipse.
False - You need protective eyewear for a solar eclipse.
Which is the largest of the celestial bodies? What is the smallest? Both answers must be correct!
Largest - Sun
Smallest - Moon
What is the appearance of the new moon?
The moon is not visible.
The moon is _____________ the size of Earth.
1/4 or .25
If you can see a PARTIAL solar eclipse, you are in the __________.
The penumbra
What is the position of our three celestial bodies during a lunar eclipse?
Earth is between the sun and the moon.
Which two celestial bodies have landforms?
The Moon and the Earth
A lunar cycle lasts __________ days.
27.3 / 28
Why isn't the moon considered a planet?
The moon doesn't revolve around the sun.
What is the position of the three celestial bodies during a solar eclipse?
The Sun is between the Earth and Moon.
True or False: Seeing a lunar eclipse is rarer than a solar eclipse.
False - Seeing a solar eclipse is rarer than a lunar eclipse
What celestial body/bodies reflect light from the sun?
The Moon and the Earth
What is the word for when you see more than half of the moon?
Gibbous
True or False: The Moon has no water on it.
False - it has frozen water at the poles
In order to see the Sun totally eclipsed by the Moon you must be in the path _____________________
Of totality
Describe the appearance of the moon during a full lunar eclipse.
The moon appears blood red/Blood Moon
What type of celestial object are the Moon, Earth, and Sun considered? (Need all three answers to be correct)
Sun - Star
Moon - Satellite
Earth - Planet
What phase is the 4th phase of the moon?
A waxing gibbous
The moon has ________ the gravity of Earth.
1/6
What type of eclipse is it when the Moon obscures all but an outer ring of the Sun?
An annular eclipse
Why is it impossible for there to be an annular lunar eclipse(we didn't cover this TECHNICALLY, but the discussions we've had about these three celestial bodies give you the tools to answer the question)?
The Earth is much bigger than the moon, and its shadow will never be small enough to leave a ring.
What are three similarities between the three celestial bodies we've discussed?
EX: All in the Milky Way galaxy, all spherical, all have gravity, all involved in eclipses, etc.