Characteristics of The Moon
True or False:
The moon is larger than the earth.
False.
Each complete spin of the moon on its axis is called____.
A) A revolution
B) A rotation
C) An ellipse
B) A rotation
When the moon is in the earth's shadow, what kind of eclipse is happening?
A) Solar
B) Lunar
C) Total
B) Lunar
Which phase comes after a New Moon?
A) Waning Crescent
B) Waxing Crescent
C) Waxing Gibbous
B) Waxing Crescent
When gravity changes, an object's _____ also changes.
A) Waning
B) Weight
C) Mass
B) Weight
A hollowed out place on the moon's surface is called a ______
A) Crater
B) Mare
C) Rille
A) Crater
The shape of the moon's path around the earth is called ______
A) A sphere
B) An ellipse
C) An eclipse
B) an ellipse
When the earthis in the moon's shadow, what kind of eclipse is happening?
A) Solar
B) Lunar
C) Total
A) Solar
Which phase comes after a Full Moon?
A) Third Quarter
B) Waning Gibbous
C) Waning Crescent
B) Waning Gibbous
A measurement of the amount of matter an object has is called its_____.
A) Mass
B) Weight
C) Sunlight
A) Mass
A deep valley on the moon's surface is called a ______
A) Crater
B) Mare
C) Rille
C) Rille
Each complete trip of the moon around the earth is called_______.
A) A revolution
B) A rotation
C) An ellipse
A) A revolution
When the earth is partially in the moon's shadow, what kind of eclipse is happening?
A) Solar
B) Partial
C) Total
B) Partial
Which phase comes after the Third Quarter?
A) Fourth Quarter
B) New Moon
C) Waning Crescent
C) Waning Crescent
When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we say the moon is _____.
A) Waning
B) Waxing
C) Shrinking
A large, flat land area on the moon's surface is called a_____
A) mare
B) crater
C) rille
A) Mare
The path the moon takes around the earth is called its ______.
A) Ellipse
B) Orbit
C) Phase
B) Orbit
True or False:
The moon is a natural satellite of the earth.
True
Which phase comes after Waxing Crescent?
A) Full Moon
B) First Quarter
C) Waxing Gibbous
B) First Quarter
The moon's light comes from _____ reflecting off the moon's surface.
A) Earth's light
B) Sunlight
C) A shooting star
B) Sunlight
True or False:
You would weigh more on the moon than on earth.
False.
An object that travels around another object in space is called ______.
A) An eclipse
B) A revolution
C) A satellite
C) A satellite
The gravity of the earth keeps the moon in its orbit.
True.
Name the 8 phases of the moon in order, starting from New Moon.
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New Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Third Quarter
Waning Crescent
Open Ended:
Explain why we always see the same side of the moon.
We always see the same side of the moon because the moon's revolution and rotation take about the same amount of time.