Supermoon: A Closer Look
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- Q 1/10Score 0What is a 'Supermoon'?29When the full moon coincides with the moon's lunar orbit at the closest point to the Earth.When the moon directly aligns with the sun at the point of the moon's lunar orbit.When the full moon coincides with the moon's lunar orbit at the furthest point from the Earth.Another name for a full moon, when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun's rays.
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- Q1What is a 'Supermoon'?When the full moon coincides with the moon's lunar orbit at the closest point to the Earth.When the moon directly aligns with the sun at the point of the moon's lunar orbit.When the full moon coincides with the moon's lunar orbit at the furthest point from the Earth.Another name for a full moon, when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun's rays.30s
- Q2What is the scientific name for a supermoon?Lunar EclipseBlue MoonPerigee Full MoonUltimate Full Moon30s
- Q3When is the next supermoon of 2018?Feb, 12Jan, 31Feb, 1Feb, 530s
- Q4The moon's orbit has an average distance of 238,000 miles (382,900 km) from Earth. Does this occur in a perfect circle?SometimesOnce every 3 yearsYesNo30s
- Q5For a supermoon to occur the moon has to be at its closest approach to the Earth and at the full phase. When does the moon enter its full phase?Every 29.5 daysEvery 2 yearsOnce a yearEvery month30s
- Q6How much brighter does the moon appear during a supermoon?30%20%10%50%30s
- Q7How much larger does the moon appear during a supermoon?14%5%50%10%30s
- Q8When was the largest supermoon in 69 years?February 2017December 2015January 2018November 201630s
- Q9What is it called when the supermoon coincided with a lunar eclipse?Eclipsed SupermoonSuper LunarLunar SupermoonSupermoon Eclipse30s
- Q10At the end of 2016 there were 3 supermoons in a row.truefalseTrue or False30s
