Question 1

The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)   full moon
B)   new moon
C)   lunar eclipse
D)   solar eclipse
E)   solar prominence

Question 2

Predicting an eclipse is easy because all you have to do is keep track of where the Moon crosses the ecliptic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Any location on the Moon is sunlit for three weeks and is in darkness for one week as the Moon rotates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____

Accepted Answer

A)   full
B)   new
C)   waning
D)   waxing
E)   rising

Question 6

Eclipses can occur only when, viewed from Earth, the Sun is near one of the ____ of the Moon's orbit.

Accepted Answer

A)   nodes
B)   points
C)   phases
D)   paths
E)   ecliptics

Question 7

What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

Accepted Answer

Misconception: the "dark side of the Moo...

Question 8

How many Saros cycles does it take for the same eclipse to occur at about the same location on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)   one cycle
B)   three cycles
C)   18 cycles
D)   22 cycles
E)   54 cycles

Exam 3: Moon Phases and Eclipses

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

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What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

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Eclipses can occur only when, viewed from Earth, the Sun is near one of the ____ of the Moon's orbit.

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How many Saros cycles does it take for the same eclipse to occur at about the same location on Earth?

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Any location on the Moon is sunlit for three weeks and is in darkness for one week as the Moon rotates.

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Predicting an eclipse is easy because all you have to do is keep track of where the Moon crosses the ecliptic.

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A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____

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The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

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Exam 3: Moon Phases and Eclipses

Total lunar eclipses tend to be darkest when the Moon's orbit carries it through the center of the _______________.

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What are three common misconceptions about the Moon and how would you provide the correct explanation for those misconceptions?

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Eclipses can occur only when, viewed from Earth, the Sun is near one of the ____ of the Moon's orbit.

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How many Saros cycles does it take for the same eclipse to occur at about the same location on Earth?

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Any location on the Moon is sunlit for three weeks and is in darkness for one week as the Moon rotates.

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Predicting an eclipse is easy because all you have to do is keep track of where the Moon crosses the ecliptic.

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A solar eclipse can only occur when the Moon is ____

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The diamond ring effect is a characteristic of which phenomena?

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Misconception: the "dark side of the Moo...
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