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Moon Phases Flashcards

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1
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Waning

A

decrease in magnitude, importance, brilliancy, intensity, etc.

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2
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gibbous

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convex, rounded – also hunch-backed, having a hump

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waxing

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to increase in size, quantity, volume, intensity, etc.

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4
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What time is it if you are directly facing the Sun from the North Pole?

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noon

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When you are facing away from the Sun at the North Pole, what time is it?

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midnight

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6
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At midnight, the _______ moon will be on the meridian

A

full

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7
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The first quarter moon will be on the meridian around _____.

A

6:00 pm

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8
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True or false: The New Moon will be setting just after midnight.

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False

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True or false:The Full Moon can be seen at noon.

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False

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10
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If it is a New Moon today, about how long until we see a Full Moon?

A

two weeks

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11
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A full moon will always be at its highest in our sky around

A

midnight

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12
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About how long does it take for the Moon to make one complete orbit of the Earth?

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a month

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13
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We only see one side of the Moon because

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It takes about as long for the Moon to go around the Earth as it does for the Moon to make one complete spin about its own axis.

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14
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Third quarter moon rises at

A

midnight

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15
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new moon rises at

A

6:00 am

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16
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Waxing Crescent moon rises at

A

9:00 am

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17
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Waning Crescent moon rises at

A

3:00 am

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18
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The 1st quarter moon set around _______

A

midnight

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19
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If the moon is rising just as the sun is setting, this means that the phase of the moon is

A

full

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20
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True or false: If the moon is bright on the right, that means it is waxing

A

true

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21
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The third quarter moon rises at about ______

A

midnight

22
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If you were somehow able to see the new moon, you would be looking ____ the Sun.

A

at

23
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The _______ moon will be on the meridian at noon.

A

new

24
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If the Sun is on the meridian, then the 3rdquarter moon will be _____.

A

setting

25
Q

During a solar eclipse the Moon will be _____.

A

new

26
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True or false: If you have a solar eclipse today, you could have a lunar eclipse in about three weeks.

A

False

27
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1st quarter moon will be on the meridian at

A

6:00 pm

28
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Full moon will be on the meridian at

A

midnight

29
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Waxing Crescent moon will be on the meridian at

A

3:00 pm

30
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New moon will be on the meridian at

A

noon

31
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3rd quarter moon will be on the meridian at

A

6:00 am

32
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If the 1st quarter moon is on the meridian, then the Sun must be near the ______ horizon.

A

western

33
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In the _____ model the Earth is in the center, while in the _____ model, the sun is in the center. The celestial sphere that we discussed in class is based on the ______ model.

A

geocentric, heliocentric, geocentric.

34
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The ______ is the point right overhead, while the ______ is an imaginary line that divides the sky in half.

A

zenith, meridian

35
Q

We only see one side of the moon because ______.

A

it takes about as long for the moon to go around the Earth as it does for the moon to make one complete spin on its own axis.

36
Q

If the moon is rising just as the sun is setting, that means the phase of the moon is _____.

A

full

37
Q

If the moon is rising around 3 am, its phase must be _____.

A

waxing crescent

38
Q

The names of the seven days of the week are based on the

A

seven naked-eye objects that appear to move among the constellations

39
Q

True or false: Half moon is a phase of the moon.

A

False

40
Q

If it is a new moon today, about how long until we see a full moon

A

two weeks.

41
Q

A full moon will always be highest in our sky around

A

midnight

42
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This is a measure of how high above the horizon an object in the sky is

A

altitude

43
Q

True of false: the moon is constantly falling towards earth.

A

True

44
Q

True or false: the full moon can be seen at noon.

A

False

45
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Tue or false: The time from one new moon to the next new moon is the same as the time from first quarter moon to third quarter moon.

A

False

46
Q

Syzygy

A

When the moon and earth align

47
Q

The Earth is rotating to the ________.

A

East

48
Q

The whole universe moves in a _________ direction.

A

counterclockwise

49
Q

Bright on the right is _______.

A

waxing

50
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Bright on the left is _______.

A

Waning

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