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Moon Phases Flashcards

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1
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The spinning of Earth on its axis

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Rotation

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The movement of one object around another

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Revolution

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A planet sized object collided with Earth to form the moon

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Collision Ring Theory

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4
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A device used to observe distant objects by making them appear closer

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Telescope

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5
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Telescopes that have a mirror

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Reflecting

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Telescopes with objective lenses

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Refracting

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Dark, flat areas on the moon made of hardened rock formed from lava flows that occurred 3-4 billion years ago

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Maria

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Lighter, rough mountain areas of the moon

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Highlands

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Bowl shaped areas created by the impact of meteoroids (small chunks of rock from space)

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Crater

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10
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The moon rotates ____ for every revolution around the Earth, so we never see the far side of the moon

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Once

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11
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Different shapes of the moon you see from Earth

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Phases

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When the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth. The moon’s shadow hits Earth.

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Solar Eclipse

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13
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When Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon

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Lunar Eclipse

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During a total lunar eclipse, the moon is in earth’s _____

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Umbra

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15
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The darkest part of the moon or Earth’s shadow

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Umbra

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16
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The largest part of the shadow

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Penumbra

17
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The force of _______ pulls the moon and Earth towards each other.

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Gravity

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The sun, moon, and Earth are in line during a new moon. The gravity of the sun and the moon pull in the same direction. Their combined forces produce a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides. Occurs twice a month during new and full moon.

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Spring tide

19
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Occurs twice a month during 1st and 3rd quarter phases. The line between the Earth and sun is at a right angle to the line between the Earth and the moon, which produces tide that has the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.

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Neap tide

20
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The force that attracts all objects towards each other

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Gravity

21
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Every object in the universe attracts every other object.

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Newton’s law of universal attraction

22
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The strength of gravity depends on the ____ of objects and the ________ between the objects.

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Mass, distance

23
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The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. The greater the mass, the greater the _______. (Also known as Newton’s 1st law of motion)

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Inertia

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_______ and _______ combine to keep Earth in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around the Earth.

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Gravity, Inertia

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