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
as the moon returns to its first faze the illuminated portion gets smaller what are these fazes called
the are called waning moons
the correct order of the fazes of the moon is
- new moon
- waxing crescent
- first quarter
- waxing gibbous
- full moon
- waning gibbous
- last quarter
- waning crescent
- new moon
what type of planet of mercury
terrestrial planet
what is the meaning of terrestrial
hard and rock
what position is mercury
first position
what type of planet if venus
terrestrials
what position is Venus
second position
what type is mars
terrestrial planet
what position is mars
4th position
what position is earth
3rd postion
what type of planet is Jupiter
gas giant
what position is Jupiter
5th position
what type of planet is Pluto
dwarf planet
what position is Pluto
9th planet
what type of planet Is Uranus
gas giant
what is the position of Uranus
7th position
what type of planet is Neptune
ice giant and a gas giant
what position is Neptune
8th position
what type of planet is Saturn
gas giant
what is the position of Saturn
6th position
How many moons does mars have
2
how many moons does Jupiter have
67
how many moons does Saturn have
over 60
how many moons does Uranus have?
27
how many moons does Neptune have?
14
