Moon Quiz Flashcards
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Marias
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- Dark, flat areas on the moon
- Thought to be oceans by Galileo
- Were actually hardened rock formed from huge lava flows
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Why there are craters on the moon and not Earth?
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- There are craters on the moon and Earth
- craters on Earth were eroded overtime
- Moon has no water or wind to have the craters eroded
3
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Highlands
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- light-colored features on the moon
- thought to be mountains by Galileo
- Rim of craters
4
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Moons’s Movement
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- rotates and revolves around the Earth
- only see one part of the moon due to tidal locking
5
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Main Theories
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- planet-sized object/asteroid hit Earth, bounced off, stayed due to Earth’s gravity
- captured by Earth’s gravity
6
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Moonlight and Moon rocks
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- is actually sunlight
- reflects off rocks
7
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Moon’s Gravity
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- 1/6 of Earth’s gravity
- example: 60 pounds on Earth = 10 pounds on the moon
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Eclipses
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- occur when the moon shadows Earth or the Earth shadows the moon
- sun, moon, and Earth have to line up
- solar and lunar
- occur during a new moon or full moon
- total and partial eclipses
9
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Moon’s Tilt
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- is 5 degrees difference
- causes eclipses not to occur often
10
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Umbra
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- very darkest part of the moon’s shadow on Earth
11
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Penumbra
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- larger part of the moon’s shadow
12
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Solar Eclipses
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- solar is Latin for sun
- occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth
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Total Solar Eclipses
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- light from the sun is completely blocked by the moon within the umbra
14
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Partial Solar Eclipses
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- Part of the sun is visible from Earth within the penumbra
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Lunar Eclipses
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- lunar is Latin for moon
- occurs when Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the sun
