The Earth And Its Moon

Question 0

Planet

Answer 0

A object in space that orbits around a star, does not create its own light.

Question 1

Cosmology

Answer 1

The study of the universe, how it’s formed, and it’s future.

Question 2

Length of earths rotation

Answer 2

23 hours and 56 minutes

Question 3

Day and night

Answer 3

Daylight when facing the sun, night time when facing away from the sun.

Question 4

Orbit

Answer 4

The path that one object in space takes around one another.

Question 5

Ecliptic

Answer 5

The path that earth takes around the sun, or the path that the sun takes across the sky

Question 6

Summer solstice

Answer 6

The longest day in the year either in northern or southern

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Vernal equinox

Answer 7

Spring, when the earths axis is not pointed toward the sun.

Question 8

Mass of earth

Answer 8

6x10 24 kg

Question 9

Length of earths orbit

Answer 9

About 365.25 days

Question 10

Satellite

Answer 10

An object that orbits another.

Question 11

Earths tilt

Answer 11

Earth axis that is tilted 23.5 degrees

Question 12

Autumnal equinox

Answer 12

Autumn, when earths axis is not pointed towards the sun.

Question 13

Characteristics of the moon

Answer 13

A barren rock with no atmosphere, no life, and extreme temperature shifts.

Question 14

Maria

Answer 14

One of the moons surface regions, dark flat plains made by lava flows.

Question 15

High lands

Answer 15

Another one of the moons surface regions, mountainous, light in color, and colored with craters.

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Impact craters

Answer 16

Craters formed when objects in space crashed from the moons surface.

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Synchronous rotation

Answer 17

When the moon rotates exactly one time each time it travels around the earth

Question 18

Perigee

Answer 18

The closest point of the moon in its orbit.

Question 19

Apogee

Answer 19

The farthest point of the moon in its orbit.

Question 20

Phases of the moon

Answer 20

Depends on the positions of the moon, sun and earth

Question 21

Solar eclipse

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Occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth.

Question 22

Umbra

Answer 22

The inner part of the moons shadow, where none of the light reaches

Question 23

Penumbra

Answer 23

The outer portion of the moons shadow. Where some of the light reaches

Question 24

Lunar eclipse

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When earths shadow blocks the sunlight that the moon reflects and the moon becomes almost dark.

Question 25

Total lunar eclipse

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When all of the moon is inside earths umbra.

Question 26

Astronmy

Answer 26

The scientific study of the moon, the sun or other celestial bodies, or objects in space.

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Electromagnetic radiation

Answer 27

The light that comes from object in space. Mad up of electric and magnetic disturbances that travel through space in waves.

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Frequency

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The number of waves that appear per second

Question 29

Telescope

Answer 29

An instrument for collecting and magnifying visible light

Question 30

Refracting telescope

Answer 30

Uses a set of lenses to bring visible light to focus, or central point.

Question 31

Wavelength

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The distance on a wave of radiation as it travels through space. *the shorter the wavelength the higher the energy.

Question 32

Reflecting telescope

Answer 32

Use a series of curved and flat mirrors to bring visible light to focus, invented by Issac Newton.

Question 33

Meteorites

Answer 33

Mostly rock from space that landed ON EARTH

Question 34

Meteoroids

Answer 34

A space rock that is floating in space