Form 6: The Lunar Cycle and Orbit Exercise

Form 6: The Lunar Cycle and Orbit

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Form 6: The Lunar Cycle and Orbit

Learn how the Moon's orbit around Earth creates the repeating lunar cycle. Understand the movement and timing behind lunar phases.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    How long does it take the Moon to orbit Earth relative to the stars (sidereal month)?

  2. MultiChoice

    Why is the full phase cycle (29.5 days) longer than one orbital revolution (27.3 days)?

  3. MultiChoice

    What shape is the Moon's orbit around Earth?

  4. MultiChoice

    What is the term for the point in the Moon's orbit closest to Earth?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is the term for the point in the Moon's orbit farthest from Earth?

  6. MultiChoice

    Why do eclipses NOT happen every single month?

  7. MultiChoice

    What are the two points where the Moon's orbital path crosses Earth's orbital plane?

  8. MultiChoice

    In what direction does the Moon orbit Earth when viewed from above the North Pole?

  9. MultiChoice

    Roughly how fast does the Moon travel in its orbit around Earth?

  10. MultiChoice

    What force keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?

  11. MultiChoice

    What is synchronous rotation?

  12. MultiChoice

    How many degrees per day does the Moon move eastward against background stars?