You Will Need to Take Home the Following

Earth Science

Study Guide, Chapter 25

You will need to take home the following:

Vocabulary Words/homework: ASTRONOMY, CRATER, LUNAR ECLIPSE, MARIA, METEOROIDS, PENUMBRA, SOLAR ECLIPSE, UMBRA, WANING, WAXING, REGOLITH USE YOUR VOCABULARY HOMEWORK TO STUDY, BE ABLE TO MATCH THE WORD WITH THE CORRECT MEANING.

Phases of the moon and eclipse worksheet and the Phases of the Moon as seen from Earth Worksheet. You will be asked to identify different phases of the moon (also if it is waxing or waning), and you will need to identify both a solar and lunar eclipse.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS ON YOUR TEST, STUDY IT AND IDENTIFY THE VARIOUS PHASES! 

This is the other illustration on your test, STUDY THIS AS WELL!

How long does it take for the moon to go from a new moon to a full moon? 2 weeks

How long does it take for the moon to go from a new moon back to a new moon? 28 days

What was the first space mission to land on the moon? Apollo 11

What country was the first to launch a satellite? Russia

In what direction does the moon orbit Earth? Counter clockwise

The highest tides occur when the moon, sun, earth are in a row

______

The word maria is Latin for Sea

When the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth it is atperigee

The moon goes through phases because it orbits the Earth

The half of the moon that is lit by sunlight is always facing the sun

Study your lunar and solar eclipse pictures and be able to identify the order of the sun, earth, and moon in each type of eclipse. Also be able to label the umbra and penumbra.

SOL Moon Review

1)

Which of these best describes the composition of a nebula such as the Crab

Nebula?

F Large asteroids

GClouds of dust and gas

H Ice crystals

J Planets and moons

2)

Which of these are caused primarily by the gravitational force between Earth

and the Moon?

FTides

G Seasons

H Prevailing winds

J Magnetic poles

3)

4)

Why does erosion not occur on the

moon?

A The rock surface of the moon is too

hard.

B There is no animal life.

CThere is no wind or rain. _

D The gravitational pull of the moon is too

weak.

5)

The first manned-mission to land on

the moon was commanded by Neil

Armstrong and was called —

FApollo 11 _

G Gemini 3

H Viking 2

J Mariner 7

6)

7)

A person weighs more on the Earth

than on the moon because the Earth

has a greater —

F density

G atmospheric pressure

H magnetic strength

Jgravitational pull

8.