1) If the Full Moon is setting in the west, approximately what time is it? 2) If
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1) If the Full Moon is setting in the west, approximately what time is it?
2) If the First Quarter Moon is setting in the West, approximately what time is it?
3) A total eclipse of the moon can only happen during which phase?
4 ) A total solar eclipse can only happen durring which phase?
5)How many days does it take the moon to orbit earth once?
6) This is called a _____ Month.
7) How many days does it take the moon to complete all its phases?
8) This is called a ______ Month.
9) Explain why question 5 and 7 are not the same number of days.
10) Explain why we dont see eclipses every month
Explanation / Answer
1) At 3rd quarter, the moon rises at midnight and sets at noon. 2) At full Moon, the moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. At 3rd quarter, the moon rises at midnight and sets at noon. 3) An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. 4)A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place atthe phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sunand Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface. 5). It is about 27.32 days. The synodic month is the time it takes the Moon to reach the same visual phase 6)The synodic month is the time it takes the Moon to reach the same visual phase. 7), it takes our Moon about 29.5 days to complete one cycle of phases (from new Moon to new Moon). 8)this is called the sidereal month. 9) question 5 and 7 are not a same number of days it is becauseThe sidereal month is the time it takes to make one complete orbit around Earth with respect to the fixed stars. It is about 27.32 days and in question 7 it takes our Moon about 29.5 days to complete one cycle of phases (from new Moon to new Moon). 10) We dont see eclipse every month this is becauseA lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon enters the Earth's shadow. ... They do not happen every month because theEarth's orbit around the sun is not inthe same plane as the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
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