| Question |
Answer |
| 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 |
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