The Earth is this many times brighter than the moon.
What is 45-100x
100
When the moon appears full to people on earth, the Earth is at a _____ phase
What is new
100
There is little _______ when it comes to temperatures on the moon.
What is consistency
100
Craters are formed by these two things that collided with the moon.
What are asteroids and comets
200
A system to organize the lunar time zones.
What is Lunar Time (LT)
200
When 95% of the moon is illuminated, it appears only _____ as bright
What is half
200
When the moon appears to be at a third quarter phase to us, the Earth appears to be at this phase to the moon.
What is first quarter
200
This is the extreme low recorded on the moon.
What is -280 degrees F
200
In 1939, the British Astronomical Association issued a catalog of officially named lunar formations, "Who's Who on the Moon," listing the names of all formations adopted by this union.
What is the International Astronomical Union.
300
The name used for a lunar hour.
What is lunour
300
It would take this many moons in the Earth's sky to match the sun's luminosity.
What is 398,110
300
When viewed from the surface of the moon, the Earth always appears in _______ spot in the sky.
What is the same
300
This is the extreme high recorded on the moon
What is 260 degrees F
300
The Greek mathematician Archimedes, who made many mathematical discoveries in the third century B.C. has this crater named after him
What is the Archimedes Crater
400
This president was presented with a moon-watch when it was created.
Who is Richard Nixon
400
One of the reasons the moon is not as bright as other celestial bodies is due to its rough ______.
What is topography
400
When it appears in the lunar sky, the Earth admits this color light to surrounding objects.
What is blueish-gray
400
During an eclipse, the moon's temperature can plunge this many degrees in 90 minutes.
What is 500 degrees F
400
Craters commonly have the names of people who discovered them such as the Copernicus crater named after this man.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus
500
This man was asked by Helbros Watches to create a watch for astronauts who traveled to the moon.
Who is Kenneth L. Franklin
500
The moon reflects more light during these sets of phases than its counterpart because certain sides of the moon reflect more light.
What are the waning phases
500
This man was the first to observe the strange colored light from that appears on the moon.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci .
500
This is the constant temperature of the deep craters towards the poles of the moon.
What is -400 degrees F
500
The custom of applying personal names to the lunar formations began in 1645 with this man, an engineer in Brussels who named the moon's principal features after kings and great people on the Earth.