Phases of the Moon
Physics ⇒ Earth and Space Physics
Phases of the Moon starts at 6 and continues till grade 12.
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A student observes the Moon and notes that it is a thin crescent visible just before sunrise. Which phase is the Moon in?
Arrange the following phases in the correct order starting from New Moon:
(1) First Quarter
(2) Full Moon
(3) New Moon
(4) Third Quarter
Calculate the angular distance the Moon travels in its orbit during one synodic month. (Assume a full circle is 360 degrees.)
Calculate the number of lunar phases that occur in one synodic month.
Describe how the Moon's phases would appear if you were standing on the surface of the Moon looking at Earth.
Describe the difference between a synodic and a sidereal month.
Describe the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a first quarter Moon.
During which phase of the Moon is a lunar eclipse possible?
Explain the difference between waxing and waning phases of the Moon.
Explain why the illuminated portion of the Moon appears to grow from right to left in the Northern Hemisphere.
Explain why we do not see a lunar eclipse every full moon.
If a lunar month is approximately 29.5 days, how many lunar months are there in a year? (Round to the nearest whole number.)
If the Moon is in the waxing gibbous phase, what will be the next major phase?
If the Moon rises at midnight, which phase is it most likely in?
What is the approximate duration, in days, of a synodic month?
Which phase comes immediately after the full moon?
Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is located between the Earth and the Sun?
