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Moon Test
Moon Test Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The phase of the moon you see depends on? | How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces the Earth. |
| How large is the moom compared to Earth? | About 1/4 the diameter of earth |
| Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around the earth, you never see this? | The far side of the moom from the earth |
| What are the two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits? | Gravity and Inertia |
| All objects are attracted to each other by? | The Force of Gravity |
| The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called? | Phases |
| When the moon appears to be getting bigger each night it is? | Waxing |
| When the moon appears to be getting smaller each night it is? | Waning |
| When we see less than 1/2 of the moon, the shape is a? | Crescent |
| When we see more than half of the moon, the shape is? | Gibbous |
| This must happen in order for a solar eclipse to occur? | The moon must be directly between Earth and the sun. |
| During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur? | Full Moon |
| You are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse because? | The moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface. |
| What is the shadow that produces a total eclipse called? | Umbra |
| When are tides highest? | When the sun, earth, and the moon are nearly in line. |
| Tide are caused mainly by? | Differences in how much sun pulls on different parts of Earth |
| A Spring tide occurs when? | The sun, moon, and Earth line up. |
| A neap tide occurs when? | The sun is at right angles to the line between the Earth and moon. |
| Eclipse | The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another. |
| Solar Eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the earth and the sun. |
| Lunar Eclipse | The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when the earth is directly between the sun and the moon. |
| Neap Tide | The tide with the least difference between low and high tides. |
| Spring Tide | The tide with the greatest low and high tides. |
| Umbra | The darkest part of a shadow. |
| Penumbra | The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part. |
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