Surface
What is the Moon's Maria?
dark flat areas on the moon’s surface
Is the moon smaller or bigger than Earth?
smaller
What causes tides?
the moon's gravity
What is an eclipse? (generally)
An object blocks another object
What causes moon phases?
you see the moon from different angles as it revolves around earth
What caused the Moon's craters?
meteoroids
What is a meteroid?
chunks of rock and dust from space
What are tides?
the rise and fall of ocean water
When can a Lunar Eclipse happen?
A full moon
How long does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?
29.5 days = a month
Why are craters still on the moon?
Who is Galileo? What did he do?
An italian scientist that made his own telescope to see the moon’s features
When do tides happen?
A high tide and low tide in the morning
A high tide and low tide after noon
When can a Solar Eclipse happen?
A new moon
What makes the moon light up?
The moon does not produce its own light.
The moon reflects light from the sun.
What are the moon's highland?
mountains
Describe what we know about water on the moon?
not liquid, possibly ice, near the poles where it stays cold
What is the umbra?
Darkest part of the shadow
What is the penumbra?
the larger outer part of the moon’s shadow
What happens during a Lunar Eclipse?
sun→earth→moon
Sunlight is blocked from moon
seas
collision ring theory
two objects in space collided and made earth, the left over bits are our moon
Which parts of Earth experience a total eclipse?
The parts of Earth in the umbra
Which parts of Earth experience a partial eclipse?
The parts of Earth in the penumbra.
What happens during a Solar Eclipse?
sun→moon→earth
Sunlight is blocked from earth