Moon phases
The _______, which orbits Earth, is Earth’s only natural satellite.
moon
An ___________
occurs when one celestial body passes through the shadow
of another.
eclipse
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
How many total tides does a beach get in one day?
4
What caused the craters on the Moon?
Asteroid strikes
Phase of the moon that follows a full moon
Waning Gibbous
This type of eclipse is when the moon blocks the sun from the earth
solar eclipse
What was the first manmade object to be sent into orbit?
Sputnik I
What type of tide do we get when the moon is either in 1st quarter or 3rd quarter?
Neap tides
What was the name of the space missions to the moon?
The complete cycle of moon phases repeats every _______ days
29.5
When the sun is totally blocked from being seen on earth
total solar eclipse
The space race was between which two nations?
USA and Soviet Union
What type of tides do we get on earth when the moon is a new moon or full moon?
Spring Tides
Who were the three astronauts on Apollo 11?
Phase of the moon that follows new moon
waxing crescent
when do we get a lunar eclipse
when the moon moves into the earth's shadow
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
This type of tide produces the largest difference between low tides and high tides.
Spring Tides
What is a Russian astronaut called?
Cosmonaut
how many days does it take to go from a new moon to a full moon?
about 14
Dark glasses
Who was the first human being to be launched into outer space?
Yuri Gagarin
How many high tides do the beaches get each day?
2
Which president set a goal to reach the moon before the end of the decade in the 1960s?
John F. Kennedy