The correct answer is: Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon.
In the lunar cycle, Week 1 typically begins with the New Moon phase, while Week 3 is characterized by the Full Moon phase.
What is the difference between week 1 and week 3 of the moon's cycle?
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Week 1 starts with a full moon, while week 3 starts with a new moon
Week 1 starts with a full moon, while week 3 starts with a new moon
Week 1 starts with a quarter moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon
Week 1 starts with a quarter moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon
Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a quarter moon
Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a quarter moon
Week 1 starts with a new moon, while week 3 starts with a full moon
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During which weeks in the moon's cycle does the moon appear to be getting smaller (as viewed from Earth)?(1 point)
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Weeks 3 and 4
Weeks 3 and 4
Week 2 and 3
Week 2 and 3
Week 1 and 2
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Weeks 3 and 4
Weeks 3 and 4
Week 2 and 3
Week 2 and 3
Week 1 and 2
The correct answer is: Weeks 3 and 4.
During Weeks 3 and 4 of the lunar cycle, the moon goes from being full (Week 3) to a new moon (Week 4), which means it appears to be getting smaller (waning) as viewed from Earth.
The moon appears half lit, half dark from the surface of Earth on two days a month. What causes this?(1 point)
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Half the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective
Half the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective
It is a partial lunar eclipse
It is a partial lunar eclipse
Half the moon is totally eclipsed
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Half the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective
Half the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective
It is a partial lunar eclipse
It is a partial lunar eclipse
Half the moon is totally eclipsed
The correct answer is: Half the moon's surface that is illuminated by the sun is visible from Earth's perspective.
This phenomenon occurs during the first quarter and third quarter phases of the moon, where the sun's light illuminates half of the moon that is visible from Earth, creating the appearance of a half-lit moon.
True or False - The Moon does not make its own light —”moonlight” is actually reflected sunlight.(1 point)
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True
True
False
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True
True
False
The correct answer is: True.
The Moon does not produce its own light; what we see as "moonlight" is actually sunlight that is reflected off the Moon's surface.
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