Chapter 1
Why is there a border between light and dark on the moon?
caused by the way the sun illuminates the moons surface
Why does the border between light and dark on the moon change location?
because the moon is orbiting around Earth
What are the conditions that cause a lunar eclipse?
answers will vary. Ms. Dohney's discrestion
What is a terminator?
True or false. The sun illuminates the half of the moon
True
How many phases of the moon are there?
8
Do lunar eclipses happen every full moon?
no, because they aren't always perfectly lined up
What is illuminate?
to shine light on an object and make it visible
What is Scale?
The relative size of things
What is orbit?
the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object