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11-3 (Science)
Question | Answer |
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How long does it take for the moon to rotate once, and revolve once around the Earth? | 27.3 days. |
What happens as the moon revolves around the Earth? | The amount of sunlight reflected toward Earth by the face of the moon changes. |
What happens when the moon is waxing? | The sunlit part of the moon that can be seen from Earth appears to get larger. (Right to left) |
What happens when the moon is waning? | The sunlit part of the moon that can be seen from Earth appears to get smaller. (left to right) |
Why don't eclipses happen every month? | Because the moon's orbit is tilted, the moon, the sun, and Earth are not aligned every month. |
What happens during a lunar eclipse? | The Earth comes between the sun and the moon. |
What causes the phases of the moon? | The Earth's movement, and the moon's orbit. |
When does a solar eclipse occur? | When the shadow of the moon falls on Earth. |
Why does the same side of the moon always face Earth? | Because the rate at which the moon rotates on it's axis is the same as the rate at which the moon revolves around Earth. |
During an annual eclipse, the moon is at a point in it's orbit that is... | Far from Earth. |
During an total solar eclipse, the moon is at a point in it's orbit that is... | Close to Earth. |
What is the Definition of the word corona, and when is it visible? | The sun's faint outer atmosphere is only visible during a total solar eclipse. |
What is the definition of the word phase? | The change in the sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another body. |
What is the definition of the word eclipse? | An event in which one celestial body falls on another. |