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ALL THINGS LUNAR
Question | Answer |
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THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE 3/4 OF THE CYCLE IS COMPLETED. THE SUNLIGHT APPEARS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOON. | LAST QUARTER |
WHEN THE SHADOW OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY FALLS ON ANOTHER | ECLIPSE |
THE PART OF THE MOON THAT WE NEVER SEE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE MOON'S PERIOD OF ROTATION IS THE SAME AS ITS REVOLUTION. | DARK SIDE OF THE MOON |
A NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL BODY THAT REVOLVES AROUND A LARGER BODY. | SATELLITE |
THE NAME GIVEN TO THE APOLLO LANDING MODULE. | EAGLE |
THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE WE CAN NOT SEE ANY SUN LIGHT REFLECTING OFF OF IT. | NEW MOON |
THE MISSION THAT WAS TO LAND HUMANS ON THE MOON AND BRING THEM BACK SAFELY | APOLLO |
THE NATURAL SATELLITE THAT REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH. IT IS ABOUT 240,000 MILES FROM THE EARTH. | MOON |
THE LATIN WORD FOR "MOON" | LUNA |
THE PROCESS OF SPINNING ON ITS AXIS. | ROTATION |
DEPRESSIONS IN THE SHAPE OF BASINS, THAT ARE FORMED FROM OBJECTS STRIKING THE SURFACE OF THE MOON DUE TO THE LACK OF AN ATMOSPHERE. | IMPACT CRATERS |
THE SUNLIT PART OF THE MOON THAT WE CAN SEE IS GETTING LARGER | WAXING |
THE NUMBER OF APOLLO MISSIONS THAT ACHIEVED THE GOAL OF LANDING ON THE LUNAR SURFACE AND RETURNING BACK TO EARTH SAFELY | SIX |
1/2 WAY THROUGH THE PHASES, THIS PHASE IS WHERE WE CAN SEE ALL OF THE SIDE OF THE MOON THAT FACES US. | FULL MOON |
THE DIFFERENT APPEARANCES OF THE MOON DUE TO ITS CHANGING POSITION AND THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT STRIKING IT. | PHASES |
THE FIRST MAN TO SET FOOT ON THE LUNAR SURFACE. | NEIL ARMSTRONG |
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE THE LIGHT STARTS TO GET SMALLER. | WANING GIBBOUS |
WHEN THE MOON COMES BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN AND THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON PART OF THE EARTH. | SOLAR ECLIPSE |
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT THAT CHALLENGED NASA TO GO TO THE MOON AND RETURN SAFELY BY THE END OF THE 1960s | JOHN F KENNEDY |
THE LAST PHASE OF THE MOON BEFORE A NEW MOON APPEARS. | WANING CRESCENT |
THE SUNLIT PART OF THE MOON THAT WE CAN SEE IS GETTING SMALLER | WANING |
THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE THE MOON IS 1/4 OF ITS WAY THROUGH ITS PHASES. SUN LIGHT IS SEEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOON AT THIS PHASE. | FIRST QUARTER |
WHEN THE EARTH COMES BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON AND THE EARTH'S SHADOW FALLS ON THE MOON. | LUNAR ECLIPSE |
THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE MORE THAN HALF OF THE MOON IS LIT UP. | WAXING GIBBOUS |
THE PHASE OF THE MOON WHERE ONLY A SLIVER IS SHOWING. IT IS DIRECTLY AFTER A NEW MOON. | WAXING CRESCENT |
THE FIRST LANDING ON THE LUNAR SURFACE ON JULY 20, 1969 | APOLLO 11 |
USED TO DATE THE MOON'S AGE AROUND 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD | LUNA ROCKS |