Phases:
• New – Whole face is dark• Crescent – Looks like fingernail• First & Third Quarter -- Half lit• Gibbous – Latin gibbosus humpbacked• Full – Face is totally lit up
The moon is full on March 30. What constellation is it in?
• A. Taurus• B. Virgo• C. Capricornus• D. Gemini
The Sun is in Gemini. You observe the moon is in Cancer. What phase is the moon in?
The zodiacal constellations in the order the sun and moon pass through
• Pisces• Aries• Taurus• Gemini• Cancer• Leo• Virgo• Libra• Scorpius• Sagittarius• Capricornus• Aquarius
A. first quarterB. third quarterC. waning crescentD. waxing crescentE. full
Moon in middle =“Solar eclipse”Earth in middle =“Lunar Eclipse”
• It is an eclipse of whatever body appears dark as seen from earth
During a solar eclipse, the moon must be in the ____ phase.
• A. Full• B. New• C. Crescent• D. Gibbous• E. First Quarter
During a lunar eclipse, the moon must be in the ____ phase.
• A. Full• B. New• C. Crescent• D. Gibbous• E. First Quarter
If the moon’s orbital plane was the same as the ecliptic plane, eclipses:
• 1. Would occur more often• 2. Would occur less often • 3. Would occur at the same rate
Eclipses would occur more often.Currently, can only occur when moon is at
“nodes” (where moon’s path crosses ecliptic)
The Sun is in Pisces. You observe a first quarter moon. What constellation is it in?
The zodiacal constellations in the order the sun and moon pass through
• Pisces• Aries• Taurus• Gemini• Cancer• Leo• Virgo• Libra• Scorpius• Sagittarius• Capricornus• Aquarius
A. PiscesB. GeminiC. VirgoD.Sagittarius
The Sun is in Gemini. You observe a total lunar eclipse. What constellation is the moon in?
The zodiacal constellations in the order the sun and moon pass through
• Pisces• Aries• Taurus• Gemini• Cancer• Leo• Virgo• Libra• Scorpius• Sagittarius• Capricornus• Aquarius
A. PiscesB. GeminiC. VirgoD.Sagittarius