moon Flashcards

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1
Q

2nd

A

waxing crescent

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2
Q

3rd

A

first quarter

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3
Q

4th

A

waxing gibbous

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4
Q

5th

A

full moon

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5
Q

6th

A

waning gibbous

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6
Q

7th

A

third quarter

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7
Q

8th

A

waning crescent

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8
Q

for the new moon, what side of the moon faces earth?

A

lighted

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9
Q

what does waxing mean

A

increasing or growing larger

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10
Q

in the first quarter what side of the moon appears lighted and what side of the moon appears dark

A

the right half appears lighted and the left half appears dark

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11
Q

what moon can be seen after the first quarter

A

waxing gibbous

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12
Q

the moon that we see is very bright from the sunlight__________ off it.

A

reflecting

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13
Q

what does waning mean

A

decreasing or growing smaller

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14
Q

in the third quarter what half of the moon appear lighted

A

left half

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15
Q

what moon can be seen after the 3rd quarter and before the new moon

A

waning crescent

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16
Q

is the earth slightly tilted

A

yes

17
Q

what two types of eclipses are there

A

solar and lunar

18
Q

what does solar mean

A

sun

19
Q

what does lunar mean

A

moon

20
Q

during what eclipse is the moon blocking the sun

A

partial solar

21
Q

what eclipse happens during a new moon, only happen once every, and only happens in specific areas

A

partial solar

22
Q

how many days does it take the moon to rotate on its axis

it takes the same amount of days to rotate around earth

A

27.3 days

23
Q

how many phases are there

A

8

24
Q

a complete cycle of the moon takes about how many days

A

29.5

25
Q

are the phases always in the same order

A

yes

26
Q

1st

A

new moon