Phases of the moon
Why does the moon seem to change shape?
Answers vary.
When the moon is about 3/4 the way through its revolution, it is in a ______________(last quarter) moon.
Third-quarter moon
About how far is the moon from Earth?
384, 400 km (238,855 miles away)
What is the side of the moon that is always turned away from us?
The Far Side
When the moon is larger than a semicircle, but not a full moon, it is called a _________moon.
Gibbous
A _________is the shape of the lit area of the moon as seen from Earth.
Lunar Phase
When the moon is waning, it is:
The moon orbits the Earth once every month and each orbit takes about how many days?
28-29.5 days
On the moon's surface are large, dark patches called________ which are lava flows from ancient volcanoes.
seas
crescent
When the moon is directly between Earth and the Sun, it is not ___________.
visible
growing
Who was the first astronaut to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Name one sea on the Moon?
Answers vary
What was the name of the team that conducted the first space mission of walking on the moon?
Apollo 11
When the moon is one quarter of the way through its revolution around Earth, it is called:
First-quarter moon
When the moon is going from a new moon to a full moon, the moon to be:
waxing or growing
Where does the moon get its light source from?
The Sun
The sun shines on all of the moon. Is this true or false.
falso
How many American astronauts were there on Apollo 11?
3
About 7 days after the First-quarter moon, the moon is a __________moon, where Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
Full
When the moon is going from a full moon to a new moon, the moon appears to be:
shrinking or waning
The moon has no atmosphere and its surface is simply grey________.
dust and rock
What are the four main lunar phases?
Full moon, New moon, First-quarter moon, and Third-quarter moon
When did the Apollo 11 team return from their space mission?
on July 24, 1969