| Lunar Eclipse | Solar Eclipses | Waxing | Waning | Miscelanius |
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Behind the Earth
Where is the moon relative to the earth in a lunar eclipse?
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Umbra
A Total Solar eclipse is visible from the _____
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Adding light to the moon
What is waxing?
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Taking away light
Is Waning adding light, if not what is it doing?
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29.5 Days
How many days does it take for the moon to revolve around the Earth?
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The dark shadow that the Earth casts that blocks the moon
What is the umbra in a lunar eclipse?
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Penumbra
Which casts a larger shadow during a Solar Eclipse?? Umbra or Penumbra?
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3 (Crescent, 1st quarter and gibbous)
How many phases of the moon cycle is waxing?
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Waning Crescent
What Phase comes right after a 3rd Quarter Moon?
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6 times smaller
How much smaller is the Moon compared to Earth?
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A lighter shadow that the Earth casts that blocks the moon
What is the penumbra in a lunar eclipse?
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About 7 minutes
How long does a Solar eclipse last?
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About 2 weeks
How long is the moon waxing?
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6
What number phase is a waning gibbous?
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The Moon reflects light from the Sun
What Supplies light for the Moon?
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Up to 100 minutes
How long does a lunar eclipse last?
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Corona
What is the outer part of the sun that is visible during a Total Solar Eclipse?
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First Quarter Moon
About a week after the New Moon what phase would it be?
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About 2 weeks
How long does the moon wane?
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The Moon is in the Full Moon Phase. The Earth, Moon, and Sun are lined up. The Moon is eclipsed by the Earth. The Moon turns into a red-looking color.
How does a lunar eclipse happen? Describe what it looks like.
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About three times a year
How often does a lunar eclipse occur?
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New Moon and 1st
Fill in the blanks: The moon is in the _____ moon phase during a solar eclipse. This is the ____ phase in the cycle(#)
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Half
How much of the moon is lit during a 1st quarter moon?
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3
How many phases of the moon cycle are waning?
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About twice every year
How often does a total solar eclipse occurs?
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