Test 3 First 6 Shows
1. Time it takes for the moon to complete
one orbit relative to the stars.
A) Sidereal Period
B) Light
Year
C) Synodic
Period
D) Neap
Tide
2. Points where an object passes through the
plane of the Earth's orbit
A) Sidereal
Period
B) Synodic Period
C) Nodes
D) Bradley
seconds
3. Eruptions on the Sun's surface visible
during a total solar eclipse
A) Total
Eclipse
B) Perigee
C) Corona
D)
Prominences
4. Portion of a shadow that is partically shaded
A) Umbra
B)
Penumbra
C) Corona
D) Luna
Eclipse
5.Low-density, high-temperature outer atmosphere
composed of gas which is visible during a
total
solar eclipse
A) Apogee
B) Umbra
C) Corona
D) Perigee
6. The point closest to the Earth for a body
orbitting the Earth
A) Apogee
B) Perigee
C) Neap
tide
D) Node
7. When is the moon in a direct line between
the Earth and the Sun?,br>
A) Full
Moon
B) Last
quarter
C) New
moon
D) First
quarter
8. The time it takes the moon to go through
all its Phases is called:
A) Synodic Period
B) Sidereal Period
C) Saros Cycle
D) Lunar Perigee
9. How long does it take the Moon to orbit the
Earth
A) One Year
B) 8 minutes
C) 185 days
D) a month
10. During which moon phase can a lunar
take place?
A) full
B) waxing cresent
C) new
D) last quarter
