Astronomy - Earth, Moon, and Sun
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| Where might water be found on the moon? | show 🗑
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| show | gravity
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| The phase of the moon you see depends on... | show 🗑
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| How large is the moon compared to Earth? | show 🗑
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| Because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth, | show 🗑
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| show | one year.
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| show | the moon's umbra only covers a small area on Earth's surface.
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| show | gravity and inertia.
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| show | Earth's rotation on its axis.
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| The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called... | show 🗑
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| During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth's... | show 🗑
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| show | craters.
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| show | farthest SOUTH.
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| The temperature of the of the moon's surface varies greatly from day tonight because the moon has... | show 🗑
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| show | its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
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| show | lava flows.
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| show | the moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
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| During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur? | show 🗑
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| Scientists think the moon was formed when... | show 🗑
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| Tides are caused mainly by... | show 🗑
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| From new moon phase to full moon phase, you see... | show 🗑
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| show | neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun.
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| When are tides highest? | show 🗑
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| The strength of the force of gravity depends on... | show 🗑
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| When do neap tides occur? | show 🗑
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| The tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place is called... | show 🗑
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| show | first quarter and the third quarter phase.
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| Earth's rotation takes about... | show 🗑
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| A total solar eclipse is visible from... | show 🗑
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| show | more direct rays and longer days.
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| show | attracts every other object.
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| A _______ eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth. | show 🗑
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| show | vernal equinox
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| Maria are flat areas, once flooded with ______, on the moon's surface | show 🗑
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| The _____ of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from Earth. | show 🗑
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| show | about the same as
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| During a _____ eclipse, Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon. | show 🗑
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| show | Earth
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| Day and night are caused by Earth's _______ on its axis. | show 🗑
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| show | spring
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| show | rotation
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| Seasons on Earth are caused by the _____ of Earth's axis as Earth revolved around the Sun. | show 🗑
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| The times when day and night are of equal length are called _____. | show 🗑
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| The lighted half of the moon faces away from Earth during the ____ phase of the moon. | show 🗑
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| The moon can be seen from Earth because ______ reflects off the moon's surface. | show 🗑
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| A lunar eclipse can only occur during the _____ phase of the moon. | show 🗑
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| The darkest part of the moon's shadow is called the ______. | show 🗑
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| Tides are caused by the force of ______ from the sun and moon acting on Earth. | show 🗑
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| show | neap
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| show | craters
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| Galileo called teh dark, flat parts of the moon _______ because they looked like seas. | show 🗑
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| According to the _________ theory, the moon was formed when a planet-sized object collided with Earth. | show 🗑
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| The moon's average density is about the same as the density of Earth's ______ layers. | show 🗑
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| show | 24
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| The force that pulls the moon toward Earth is called _________. | show 🗑
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| show | inertia
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| show | revolves
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| You can see the solar corona from Earth during a ______ eclipse. | show 🗑
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| If you are in a car that stops suddenly, your body keeps moving because it has _______. | show 🗑
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| When a large object collided with Earth, debris from the collision was ejected into orbit and initially formed a _______. | show 🗑
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