Key Vocab
Formation/
Composition
Lunar Periods
The other stuff
More stuff
100
The dark areas which in latin mean sing or sea.
What is Maria
100
This is the least dense layer of the moon.
What is Mantle
100
The rotation of this, makes the moon appear to rise and set most nights.
What is earth
100
The outer part of the eclipse shadow, light partially blocked.
What is penumbra
100
This is the only natural satellite orbiting the earth.
What is the moon
200
This term refers to when the moon is farthest from the earth.
What is apogee
200
This layer of the moon is composed of two parts. The outer part is likely liquid iron.
What is the Core
200
The moon rises this many minutes later each day.
What is 50 minutes
200
This percentage of the moon is always illuminated
What is 50%
200
This is the major cause of tides on earth.
What is the moon
300
Long deep channels that run through the maria.
What is rilles
300
This portion of the moon is the densest, primarily composed of iron.
What is the core
300
The moon moves this fraction of the way around the earth each day.
What is 1/29th of the way around
300
The type of eclipse when the umbra of the moon does not reach earth.
What is annular
300
This was the first artificial satellite launched into space
What is Sputnik
400
Rocks rich in calcium and aluminum found in the lunar highlands.
What is anorthosites
400
During this stage of lunar development the outer surface began to cool, forming a crust over molten rock.
What is the Stage 3
400
This is the name of the phase when the moon is waxing and half the moon is illuminated
What is first quarter
400
When only a sliver of the moon is not visible.
What is Gibbous
400
The three astronauts that took part in the apollo 11 mission.
What is Armstrong, Aldrn, and Collins
500
Dark colored rocks containing large amounts of titanium, magnesium, and iron
What is basalts
500
These are the two parts of the mantle. (don't look in your book, its not there, look in your notes)
What are the rigid lithospheric mantle, and the non-rigid mantle.
500
The phase of the moon when the moon is positioned on the sun side of earth.
What is New Moon
500
This calendar has eleven months of 30-31 days and 29 days in February. It is only 11 minutes off the actual orbit time of the earth.
What is Julian calendar
500
The combined gravity of the moon and sun pulling on the oceans. Happens twice a month.
What is Spring tides
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