Exam 3: Cycles of the Sun and Moon

The Moon physically changes its shape throughout its orbit around the Earth giving us the phases of the Moon we see.

Total lunar eclipses always occur

The summer solstice (at the start of summer) is the point on the ecliptic where the Sun

The inclination of the axis of the Earth varies from 22° to 24° degrees taking ____ to complete a cycle. This is a factor in the Milankovitch hypothesis of ice ages.

The solar corona is shown as white lines streaming from the Sun and you are viewing it from Earth. Which eclipse are you observing

A lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon moves completely into Earth's umbral shadow is called

At the time of the winter solstice (the start of winter) the sunlight is at a lower angle and thus is ____ than(as) in the start of summer in the northern hemisphere.

A(n) ____________________ Moon rises in the eastern sky approximately as Sun sets.

A total lunar eclipse is visible only from the path of totality.

If you were on the Moon during a total lunar eclipse, the Sun would be hidden behind Earth.

Of the lines drawn in the picture, which one traces the path of the Sun during fall in the northern hemisphere

During an annular eclipse of the Sun, the corona of the Sun is visible.

The seasons are caused by the precession of Earth's axis.

When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is ____ in the southern hemisphere.

Why does one cycle of lunar phases take 29.53 days even though the Moon orbits Earth in 27.32 days

The third-quarter Moon rises at noon.

The Moon always keeps the same side facing Earth.

Describe the evidence that best supports the Milankovitch hypothesis.

A "supermoon" is when the Moon is larger in the sky because it is closer to Earth in its elliptical orbit. This point is called ________________

For a first-quarter Moon, approximately what is the angle eastward from the Sun to the Moon