Phases of the moon
Why the moon seems to change shape
What is sunlight is reflecting off the moon and that is the part of the moon we see from Earth?
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
When the moon is waning this is happening to the moon.
What is the light reflected on the moon that is getting smaller and smaller (we are seeing less and less of the moon at night)?
When the moon is waning, it is:
shrinking
The moon orbits the Earth once every month and each orbit takes about how many days?
27.3 days
On the moon's surface are large, dark patches called________ which are lava flows from ancient volcanoes.
craters
When the moon's shape is smaller than a semicircle, but not completely dark, it is a ________moon.
crescent
When the moon is directly between Earth and the Sun
What is a solar eclipse?
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
What is first-quarter moon?
When the moon is going from a new moon to a full moon, the moon will be _________
What is waxing(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.
false
How many American astronauts were there on Apollo 11?
3
The phase of the moon where Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
What is a full moon?
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
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