Moon phases

Question 1

Circular bowl shaped holes on the moon surface are called what

Answer 1

Craters

Question 2

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?

Answer 2

False

Question 3

To move a round a star or object

Answer 3

Revolve

Question 4

To spin around a central axis

Answer 4

Rotate

Question 5

A line down the center of something

Answer 5

Axis

Question 6

A round bowl shape in the moon surface

Answer 6

Crater

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Phase

Question 8

The curved sickle shape of the waxing or warning moon

Answer 8

Crescent

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Gibbous

Question 10

A moon that is getting larger

Answer 10

Waxing

Question 11

A moon that is getting smaller

Answer 11

Waning

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Maria

Question 13

The moon seems to shine because it reflects

Answer 13

Sunlight

Question 14

The moon orbits around the earth because of what

Answer 14

The gravitational pull of the earth

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Phase

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Full moon

Question 17

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

Answer 17

First quarter

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Last quarter

Question 19

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

Answer 19

New moon

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Waxing crescent

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Waxing gibbous

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Wanning gibbous

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Wanning crescent

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Rotation period

Question 25

The mass of the moon is what percentage of earths mass

Answer 25

1.2

Question 26

The diameter of the moon is what percentage of earths diameter

Answer 26

27%

Question 27

What time of rotation of the moon is

Answer 27

27.3 days