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melly21297

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on: Jul 27, 2018
A totally eclipsed Moon glows coppery red because
 
  a. the Moon's surface is made of iron ore which is red in color.
  b. red light is cooler than blue light.
  c. during a lunar eclipse the Sun is cooler than normal and its light is more red.
  d. only red light is able to pass completely through Earth's atmosphere and reach the Moon.
  e. the Moon appears red during a total solar eclipse, not a total lunar eclipse.

Question 2

During a total lunar eclipse,
 
  a. the Moon must be new.
  b. the observer must be in the path of totality.
  c. the Moon's color will be affected by Earth's atmosphere.
  d. the Moon must be at about its greatest distance from Earth.
  e. it must be near the time of one of the equinoxes.


recede

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


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