Moon Phases Vocabulary Multiple Choice Test

when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon.

an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.

are the result of the moon and sun working against each other's pull.

when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of the Earth.

the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases.

the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases.

the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide.

are the results of the moon and sun working together to exert more pull on the earth's oceans.

the lighter portion of the shadow.

the darkest portion of the shadow.

a small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun.

a layer of air, made up of many layers and gases that surround the Earth's surface keeping humans safe from the sun's radiation.

little chunks of rock and debris in space.

a small rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in the band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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