Lesson Four
________ are the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
Phases
A neap tide has the _______ difference between consecutive low and high tides.
least
The moon is ______ , airless, and has an irregular surface.
dry
The amount of moon's surface that is lit by the sun _________.
stays the same
How many teams currently participate in the main bracket of the NCAA Tournament?
68
The moon revolves around Earth and ______ on its own axis.
rotates
Neap tides occur ______ a month.
twice
Compared to Earth, the moon has _____ variations in its surface temperature.
large
Like Earth, the moon rotates and _______.
revolves
Which team was famously known as the 'Fab Five' in the early 1990s?
Michigan Wolverines
One "day" on the moon is the same length as one ______ on Earth.
month
Spring tides produced during a new moon and _______ moon.
full
Maria have relatively _____ craters.
few
Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats approximately ______________.
every 12.5 hours
What is the lowest seed that has ever won the NCAA Tournament?
8 seed
As the moon orbits Earth, the ______ positions of the moon, Earth, and sun change.
relative
The sun's gravity affects the tides, even though it is about 150 million ______ from Earth.
kilometers
The highlands cover _____ of the moon's surface.
most
Craters were caused by the impact of ________.
meteoroids
Which university, known for its storied basketball tradition in the SEC, goes by the mascot “Wildcats”?
Kentucky
The moon's orbit around Earth is ___________ with respect to Earth's orbit around the sun.
slightly tilted
Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the _______ of high tides during a month.
heights
The moon's average density is similar to the density of the _______ outer layers.
Earth's
At 3,476 kilometers, the moon's diameter is slightly less than the distance across _____________.
The United States
Which player scored 61 points in a single NCAA Tournament game for Notre Dame in 1970?
Austin Carr