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Look at the Moon
Understanding the moon
Term | Definition |
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craters | bowl-shaped depressions on the moon's surface caused by objects from space colliding with the moon. |
gravity | force that causes objects to be pulled toward the center of all other objects. |
highlands | the light areas seen on the moon which are rough and mountainous. |
Maria | the dark patches seen on the moon which are lowlands covered by a thin layer of rocky soil. |
orbit | the path taken by an object moving around another object. |
rotation | the spinning of an object. |
phases of the moon | the various shapes the moon seems to have each night as it moves through it approximately monthly cycle (29.5 days). |
revolution | one object tracing a path or orbit around another object. |
satellite | an object that revolves around another object. |
tide | the rise and fall of water along the ocean shore. |
waning | the time when the moon appears to be growing smaller each passing night - the lighted side is on the left. |
waxing | the time when the moon appears to be growing larger with each passing night - the lighted side is on the right. |