Ch10L2: Earth's Moon

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called ________.

• lunar eclipse
• phases
• solar eclipse
• spring

What is responsible for the moon's illumination?

• infrared rays
• sunlight reflecting on the suface of the moon

• sunlight bouncing off the earth's atmosphere
• gamma rays

Define Waxing

• Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
• Completely illuminated
• dark side is facing earth
• Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

• day
• year
• week
• month

When the moon appears to be "getting smaller", we call this _______________.

• Waxing
• Waning
• Shrinking
• Disappearing

When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:

• waning
• full
• waxing
• new

Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth? 

• The earth and moon revolve together

• It's called the near side.

• The Moon takes the same amount of time to orbit Earth and make one rotation

• The rotation is the same for earth and the moon

What side of the moon always faces the Earth?

• Far Side

• Near Side

• Lit Side

• Dark Side

Light-colored streaks that extend outward from craters are called

• Highland

• Ray

• Maria

• Crater

• Phase