Origins & Explorations
The biblical view says God spoke the moon into existence on this specific day of Creation.
What is the fourth day?
The moon and Earth have similar shapes, but these are very different.
Sizes
The moon's path around the Earth is called its orbit or this term.
Revolution
The source of the moon's light is actually light from this reflecting off its surface.
Sunlight
True or False: Looking directly at a solar eclipse will damage your eyes.
True
According to the Bible, the moon was created for this specific purpose at night
To rule by night.
Unlike Earth, the moon has almost no atmosphere, causing its temperatures to be this.
Extreme temperatures
We always see the "near side" of the moon because its revolution and this other movement take similar amounts of time.
Rotation
Tides are caused by the sun and moon's gravity pulling on these.
Earth's oceans
True or False: The moon has more iron in its mantle than the Earth does.
True
The most common theory of how the moon began according to the naturalistic worldview
What is the Giant Impact Hypothesis
Earth's atmosphere protects it from these, while the moon's surface is covered in craters because it lacks protection.
Meteorites
Both the Waxing and Waning versions of this phase show a moon that is more than half full
Gibbous
A solar eclipse actually occurs during this specific moon phase
New Moon
True or False: A solar eclipse occurs during a full moon.
False. It occurs during a new moon.
One of the primary goals of this first famous NASA project was to understand more about the moon.
What is Project Apollo
Because the moon has less mass than Earth, this force is also much weaker on the moon
Gravity
The term used to describe the complete spin of the moon on its axis.
Rotation
These types of tides occur when the sun's and moon's gravities pull together on Earth's oceans.
Spring tides
The moon benefits Earth because its mass and revolution keep this mostly the same.
Earth's tilt
This type of engineer designs and builds spacecraft to reduce risks to humans
What is an aerospace engineer?
While many features differ, these landforms can be found on both the Earth and the moon.
Mountains
Scientists haven't seen much change to the moon's surface because the moon lacks this process.
Weathering
This type of eclipse can be seen by everyone on Earth's nighttime side.
Lunar eclipse
The moon is kept in its revolution by this specific force.
Earth's gravity