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What is the length of time half of the Moon stays in sunlight per full rotation?
 
  a. 29.53 days
 b. 27.3 days
 c. two weeks
 d. one month
 e. two months

Question 2

Since the Moon is about 0.5 degrees in angular diameter, about how far does it move in 24 hours across the background of the constellations?
 
  a. 0.5 degrees
  b. 1.0 degree
 c. 2 degrees
 d. 9 degrees
 e. 13 degrees

Question 3

Predicting an eclipse is easy because all you have to do is keep track of where the Moon crosses the ecliptic.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

The angular diameters of the Moon and Sun vary slightly because the orbits of the Moon and Earth are slightly elliptical.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 5

To see a solar eclipse, you have to be in Earth's shadow.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

A larger Moon on the horizon is an optical illusion.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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