Harshdeep's Brainscape Cards Flashcards
what is the earths natural sat alight
moon
the moon orbits the earth one every…..days
27 days
the moon rotates on its axis every….days
27 days
what is the dark side of the moon
the one side of the moon that we don’t see
does the moon have a atmosphere
no
does the moon have more or less gravity
less gravity
what is Maria
its the flat dark spots of the moon
what are craters
they are big holes on the moon because meteors have struck on the surface
the high points on the moon are called
mountains
what is the difference on the mountains on the moon and the mountains on the earth
the mountains on the moon are much older and smaller
the first faze of the moon is called
new moon
the new moon occurs when
when the eliminated side of the moon is facing away from the earth
when you see less light than dark on the moon what is it called
crescent moon
when the moon is exactly half illuminated what is it called
first quarter
when is the moon fully illuminated
full moon
during the first part of the cycle the illuminated part of the moon id growing so all of these fazes are called what
waxing moons
