Moon Phases #1
How many moon phases are there?
There is 8 moon phases.
What are the dark ares on the moon?
Maria.
What is a satellite?
An object the orbits around a planet. (the moon is a satellite)
238,900 is what?
The distance between the earth and the moon.
What will moon exploration help for the future?
To go to Mars.
What moon phase is where you can't see the moon?
New moon.
What is the difference between first quarter and third quarter?
1st quarter is where the moon is visible on the right, and 3rd quarter is where the moon is visible on the left.
What is the difference from the moons gravity and the earth?
Gravity on the moon is 1/6th as strong compared to earth.
What is the moon diameter?
2,160 miles.
What is Orion?
A space capsule that helps go to space safely and land safely.
What way does the moon orbit the earth?
Counter clockwise.
What is a gibbous moon?
The other half of a crescent moon.
Why does the moon have a extreme temperature range?
What is an elliptical path? (oval like)
The shape of the moons path.
What is the most powerful rocket NASA built?
Orion.
What is the difference between waning and waxing?
Waning is when you can't see the moon on the right, and waxing is where you can't see the moon on the left.
What is a full moon?
When the whole moon is visible.
How was the moon created?
An asteroid knocked into earth, and a section came off. Soon the moon would have been created.
What is the moon's period of rotation and revolution?.
27.3
What challenges can we overcome?
Radiation, isolation and gravity.
Why do we only see one side of the moon?
The moons rotation is synchronized with earths rotation.
How long does it take for all moon phases to go by?
29.5 days.
How do mini asteroids affect the moon?
They create scars and craters.
How far is the moon from the sun?
93 million miles.
How can we get rocket fuel on the moon?
By using the water on the moon.