Moon Phases

Question 1

Waning

Answer 1

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

Question 2

gibbous

Answer 2

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

Question 3

waxing

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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

Answer 4

noon

Question 5

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

Answer 5

midnight

Question 6

At midnight, the _______ moon will be on the meridian

Answer 6

full

Question 7

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

Answer 7

6:00 pm

Question 8

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

Answer 8

False

Question 9

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

Answer 9

False

Question 10

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

Answer 10

two weeks

Question 11

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

Answer 11

midnight

Question 12

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

Answer 12

a month

Question 13

We only see one side of the Moon because

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

Third quarter moon rises at

Answer 14

midnight

Question 15

new moon rises at

Answer 15

6:00 am

Question 16

Waxing Crescent moon rises at

Answer 16

9:00 am

Question 17

Waning Crescent moon rises at

Answer 17

3:00 am

Question 18

The 1st quarter moon set around _______

Answer 18

midnight

Question 19

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

Answer 19

full

Question 20

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

Answer 20

true

Question 21

The third quarter moon rises at about ______

Answer 21

midnight

Question 22

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

Answer 22

at

Question 23

The _______ moon will be on the meridian at noon.

Answer 23

new

Question 24

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

Answer 24

setting

Question 25

During a solar eclipse the Moon will be _____.

Answer 25

new

Question 26

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

Answer 26

False

Question 27

1st quarter moon will be on the meridian at

Answer 27

6:00 pm

Question 28

Full moon will be on the meridian at

Answer 28

midnight

Question 29

Waxing Crescent moon will be on the meridian at

Answer 29

3:00 pm

Question 30

New moon will be on the meridian at

Answer 30

noon

Question 31

3rd quarter moon will be on the meridian at

Answer 31

6:00 am

Question 32

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

Answer 32

western

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

geocentric, heliocentric, geocentric.

Question 34

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

Answer 34

zenith, meridian

Question 35

We only see one side of the moon because ______.

Answer 35

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.

Question 36

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

Answer 36

full

Question 37

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

Answer 37

waxing crescent

Question 38

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

Answer 38

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

Question 39

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

Answer 39

False

Question 40

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

Answer 40

two weeks.

Question 41

A full moon will always be highest in our sky around

Answer 41

midnight

Question 42

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

Answer 42

altitude

Question 43

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

Answer 43

True

Question 44

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

Answer 44

False

Question 45

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.

Answer 45

False

Question 46

Syzygy

Answer 46

When the moon and earth align

Question 47

The Earth is rotating to the ________.

Answer 47

East

Question 48

The whole universe moves in a _________ direction.

Answer 48

counterclockwise

Question 49

Bright on the right is _______.

Answer 49

waxing

Question 50

Bright on the left is _______.

Answer 50

Waning