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waxing gibbous |
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Name the phase.|
waning crescent |
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Name the phase.|
third quarter |
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Name the phase.|
first quarter |
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Name the phase.|
annular eclipse |
Which eclipse has a ring of light surrounding the darkened moon? |
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The moon gets directly between the Earth and the Sun. |
When does a solar eclipse occur? |
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orange, red, brown, or yellow |
What colors can the moon appear during a lunar eclipse? |
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Because the penumbra is much larger than the umbra, a greater area of Earth experiences a partial eclipse than a total eclipse. |
Why do more partial eclipses happen than total eclipses? |
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Sun, Earth, and Moon |
Name the order of the earth, moon and sun during a lunar eclipse. |
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The Sun 400 times farther away from earth than the moon. It is also 400 times bigger. |
How does the moon cover the whole sun during an eclipse? |
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full |
What phase indicates the position of the moon during a lunar eclipse? |
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waning gibbous |
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Name the phase.|
waxing crescent |
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Name the phase.|
Polaris or the North Star |
Earth is tilted on its axis, which is now fixed on ________. |
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The entire lit side of the Moon faces away from Earth. |
Describe a new moon. |
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1. sun |
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Name the parts of the eclipse.|
It occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the Sun. |
Define solar eclipse. |
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The Moon is rather away from Earth, and it appears smaller and cannot completely cover the Sun. |
Why does an annular eclipse occur? |
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Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon and puts the Moon in Earth's shadow. |
Define lunar eclipse. |
