The Moon

Question 1

What causes the moon to move in an orbit around earth

Answer 1

Gravitational pull

Question 2

What causes the phases of the moon, eclipse and tides

Answer 2

The changing relative positions of the moon,earth and sun

Question 3

Phases

Answer 3

Different forms the moon takes in its appearance from Earth

Question 4

New moon

Answer 4

When the moon is betw the earth and sun and can’t be seen

Question 5

Waxing phases

Answer 5

More of the moons near side is lit each night

Question 6

Waxing crescent

Answer 6

First thin slice of moon

Question 7

First quarter

Answer 7

Half the lighted side of moon is visible

Question 8

Waxing gibbous

Answer 8

More than one quarter is visible

Question 9

Full moon

Answer 9

All the moons light side is visible

Question 10

Waning phases

Answer 10

Less of the illuminated half of the moon is visible after full moon

Question 11

Waning gibbous

Answer 11

More than one half a lit side of the moon is visible

Question 12

Third quarter

Answer 12

Only half of the lit side is visible

Question 13

Waning crescent

Answer 13

Last visible slice before new moon

Question 14

Eclipse

Answer 14

When the earth or the moon casts a shadow on the other

Question 15

Solar eclipse

Answer 15

When the moons shadow appears on earths surface

Question 16

Lunar eclipse

Answer 16

When the moon moves into earths shadow

Question 17

Mare

Answer 17

Dark flat areas formed from lava 3-4 thousand yrs ago

Question 18

Crater

Answer 18

Large round pits caused by impacts of meteoroids

Question 19

Highlands

Answer 19

Oldest most highly cratered regions on the moon