High-Q | סימולציה 12

סימולציה מס' 12

אנגלית – פרק שני

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Questions

18. The main purpose of the text is to -

(1) propose a theory for the moon’s orbit and rotation on its own axis (2) describe the cycle of phases of the moon (3) explain the Earth’s and the moon’s orbits (4) discuss the sun’s influence on the moon’s appearance

19. According to the first paragraph, the time it takes for the moon to complete one rotation upon its own axis is -

(1) shorter than the time it orbits the earth (2) longer than the time it orbits the earth (3) equal to the time it orbits the earth (4) equal to the time the earth orbits the sun

20. The word “its” in line 9 refers to -

(1) the phase of the moon (2) the moon (3) the lighted portion of the moon (4) the orbit of the moon

21. According to the third paragraph, “the half moon” is also called the first-quarter-

(1) because only a quarter of the moon is lit (2) in order to avoid confusion (3) because the moon has completed one fourth of its cycle (4) because only the crescent is visible from earth

22. We can infer from the content of the text that an eclipse of the moon -

(1) may occur at any point in the moon's orbit around the Earth (2) occurs once during each orbit of the moon around the Earth

(3) can only occur during a new moon (4) can only occur during a full moon

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