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What is water on the moon like?
There is very little in the soil.
What is the atmosphere of the moon like?
There is no atmosphere.
How does the gravity of the moon compare to the gravity of Earth?
There is less gravity.
How does the size of the moon compare to the size of Earth?
It is much smaller.
What causes tides?
Differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of Earth
Can more people see a total solar eclipse or a total lunar eclipse? Why?
A total lunar eclipse because a lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere the moon is visible. A total solar eclipse can only be seen within the umbra.
Why do temperatures vary so much on the moon?
The moon has no atmosphere, so it does not hold heat from the sun.
What are the light-colored highlands on the moon?
Mountains
What caused the moon's craters?
Meteoroids
How are the sun, Earth, and moon arranged during a neap tide?
They form a 90* angle.
How are the sun, Earth, and moon arranged during a spring tide?
They are in a line
The least difference between high and low tides occurs during which type of tide?
Neap tide
About how long passes between high tides?
12.5 hours
What occurs more often: a total or partial lunar eclipse? Why?
Partial because the penumbra is larger than the umbra, so the moon enters it more often.
Why does the moon have phases?
The amount of the lit half of the moon that is seen from Earth changes.
What is the larger, less dark part of a shadow called?
Penumbra
What is the darkest part of a shadow called?
Umbra
When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, what event occurs?
A lunar eclipse
When the moon's shadow falls on Earth, what event occurs?
A solar eclipse
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