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Cards In This Set
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The sun moves
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About one degree eastward each day.
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Northern Hemisphere winters are colder than Northern Hemisphere summers because
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C and D
-The light from the sun shines more directly on the Northern Hemisphere during the summer -The period of sunlight is longer during the summer than during the winter |
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The sun is on the celestial equator at the times of the
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Autumnal equinox and vernal equinox
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The ecliptic is
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All of the above
-The centerline of the zodiac -The projection of Earth's orbit on the sky -The apparent path of the sun around the sky |
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On the vernal equinox, the sun is
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On the celestial equator and moving north with respect to the equator
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The ______ of the moon is the period of time for the moon to complete a cycle of lunar phases and is approximately 29.5 days long
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Synodic period
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A waxing crescent moon is visible
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Near the western horizon just after sunset
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Relative to the stars, the moon moves about ______ eastward in the sky each night
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13 degrees
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A total lunar eclipse is
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Visible to all observers on the side of Earth from which the moon would be visible at that time.
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The first quarter moon rises
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At about noon
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Total lunar eclipses always occur
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At the time of full moon
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When will the full moon be highest above the southern horizon for an observer in the Northern Hemisphere?
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At midnight near the winter solstice
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At what two celestial locations do the celestial equator and ecliptic coincide?
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Vernal equinox and autumnal equinox
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If the moon is a full moon tonight, will the moon be waxing or waning one week later?
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Waning
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Which side of the moon will appear illuminated at the time of waning?
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Left
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