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Moon phases Flashcards

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1
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Circular bowl shaped holes on the moon surface are called what

A

Craters

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First quarter and third quarter phase have a special name because of the amount of the moon that can be seen from earth during that phase true or false?

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False

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3
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To move a round a star or object

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Revolve

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To spin around a central axis

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Rotate

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5
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A line down the center of something

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Axis

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6
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A round bowl shape in the moon surface

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Crater

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The apparent shape of the lighted part of the moon that can be seen from earth

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Phase

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The curved sickle shape of the waxing or warning moon

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Crescent

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A lunar phase either side of the moon when the moon disk as seen from the earth is larger than a semi circle

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Gibbous

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10
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A moon that is getting larger

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Waxing

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A moon that is getting smaller

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Waning

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12
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A large level basalt plane on the surface of the moon appearing dark by contrast with high land areas

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Maria

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13
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The moon seems to shine because it reflects

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Sunlight

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14
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The moon orbits around the earth because of what

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The gravitational pull of the earth

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The appearance or shape of the sunlit portion of the moon is seen from earth is called its

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Phase

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The phase of the moon when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun is

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Full moon

17
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The phase of the moon halfway between the new moon and the next full moon is called

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First quarter

18
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The phase of the moon halfway between a full moon in a new moon is

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Last quarter

19
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The phase of the moon when the moon is between the earth and the sun is called a

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New moon

20
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The phase of the moon between a new moon and the next first quarter moon

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Waxing crescent

21
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The phase of the moon between the first quarter and the next full moon

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Waxing gibbous

22
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The phase of the moon between the full moon in the last quarter moon

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Wanning gibbous

23
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The phase of the moon between the last quarter and the new moon

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Wanning crescent

24
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The time required for the moon to go through a complete circle of phases

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Rotation period

25
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The mass of the moon is what percentage of earths mass

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1.2

26
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The diameter of the moon is what percentage of earths diameter

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27%

27
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What time of rotation of the moon is

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27.3 days

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