AST 101 MIDTERM 2 @SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

AST 101 MIDTERM 2 @SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. The Origin of the Seasons...
Answer:
Lies in the tilt of the Earth's axis

Question:
2. How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth?
Answer:
About a month. 30 days

Question:
3. What causes the moon's different phases
Answer:
The position of the moon relative to the Sun and Earth is responsible.

Question:
4. What are the phases of the moon in chronological order?
Answer:
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third
Quarter, Waning Crescent, and back to New Moon.

Question:
5. New Moon
Answer:
First phase of the moon. Rises at 6:00 am. Peaks at 12 noon. and sets at 6:00 pm in the evening.

Question:
6. Waxing Crescent
Answer:
Second phase of the moon. It rises three hours later than the new moon at 9:00am. It peaks at 3:00pm. It
sets at 9:00pm at night

Question:
7. First Quarter
Answer:
Third phase of the moon. It rises three hours later than the waxing crescent at 12 noon. It peaks at 6:00 pm.
It finally sets at Midnight

Question:
8. Waxing Gibbous

, Answer:
Fourth phase of the moon. It rises three hours later than the first quarter at 3:00 pm. It peaks at 9:00pm. It
sets at 3:00 am

Question:
9. Full Moon
Answer:
The fifth phase of the moon. It rises three hours later than the waxing gibbous at 6:00 pm. It peaks at
midnight. It sets at 6:00am. Moon looks full in this position because the face viewed from Earth is entirely
illuminated by sunlight.

Question:
10. Waning Gibbous
Answer:
The sixth phase of the moon that comes after a full moon and before a last quarter moon where all of the
moon is lit up except for a small bit on the right side of the moon that we can see. It rises at 9:00pm which
is 3 hours later than the Full Moon. Its peak is at 3:00 am. It sets at 9:00am

Question:
11. Third Quarter
Answer:
The seventh phase of the moon. It rises 3 hours later than the Waning Gibbous at Midnight. It peaks at 6:00
am. It sets at Noon. The right half of the moon receives no sunlight making it dark.

Question:
12. Waning Crescent
Answer:
The last phase of the moon before it becomes new again. It rises three hours later than the third quarter at
3:00am. It peaks at 9:00am. It sets at 3:00pm. Nearly the entire moon is covered by darkness other than the
left edge.

Question:
13. Where does the moon rise and set?
Answer:
The moon rises in the East and sets in the West. (Like the sun)

Question:
14. Solar Eclipse
Answer:
Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth

Question:
15. Lunar Eclipse
Answer:
the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon