Moon Phase
We can not see the moon during this phase.
New moon
The only source of light in the Solar System.
The sun
How much smaller is the mass of the moon compared to the Earth?
80 times
What are earthquakes on the moon called?
Moonquakes
What is the Earth's nearest cosmic neighbor?
moon
The shape of the moon is not changing thru the month. Our ___________ of the moon is changing.
view
What do scientists believe delivered water to the moon?
comets
This planet has the first densest moon.
Jupiter
This phase is between half moon and a full moon. The first word means getting smaller
Waning Gibbous Moon
satellite
How many moon phases are there?
8
What 2 bodies in the Solar System are responsible for the rising and falling of the ocean tides?
Sun and the moon
How much does the moon move away from the Earth every year?
3.8 cm
What 4 countries have planted their flags on the moon?
United States, China, India, Russia
The moon's surface is actually ______________.
dark
During this phase of the moon we see a crescent phase opening to the right.
Waning Crescent
The different shapes of the moon that we see at different times are called the moon's _____________.
phases
Who were the first 2 men to walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong
This phase of the moon is when we see a thin crescent opening to the right.
Waning Crescent Moon
What is the name of the treaty that states no country can own the moon?
Outer Space Treaty
This phase we is between a full moon and a half moon. And the first word means getting bigger.
Waxing Gibbous
How many days does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
27
The _________ on the moon is so abrasive that it will eat away at spacesuits.
dust
Define Moonlight.
The moon does not produce its own light but reflects the light from the sun.
The moon is the ___________ largest satellite in the Solar System.