Moon Phases
The spinning of an object on it's axis
What is rotation?
Moon phase where very little of the moon is seen?
New moon.
When the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking the sun's light is called.
Solar Eclipse
The movement of a smaller object around a larger object
What is revolution?
The moon is lit halfway on it's right side.
What is First quarter.
This occurs when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
Lunar Eclipse
What are you doing on Monday, January 16, 2023
Not logging on for virtual
This causes the moon to change phases
What is the different sunlit parts of the moon seen from Earth as the moon revolves around the earth?
What is earth's period of rotation?
24 hours
This is the length of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth.
27.3 days or 28 days
The force that keeps your feet on the ground
gravity
The moon is lit 3/4 of the way on it's left side
What is waning gibbous?
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365 days or
365.25 days
This moon phase has the moon lit up halfway with the light on the left side.
What is Third quarter, or Last quarter.
The different shapes of the moon
Lunar Phases
Another word for spin
rotate
Name 6 of the 8 Phases of the moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Cresent.
The path that object takes to revolve around another
orbit
The reason we only see one side of the moon from Earth.
What is the moon's rotation and revolution are the same (both 27.3 days)?
What year did man land on the moon for the first time?
July 1969
Newton's first law of motion is also known as the Law of
inertia