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True or False: The gravity of the Earth keeps the moon in its orbit

True

Three-fourths of the moon's surface is lit. Which phase is it?

Gibbous

A large, flat area on the moon's surface is called ...

A mare

How long does it take for the moon to revolve?

29 and a half days.

The path the moon takes around the Earth is called...

Orbit

Any object that travels around another object in space is called...

A satellite

The shape of the moon's path around the Earth is called...

An ellipse

A hollowed-out place on the moon's surface is called...

A crater

A deep valley on the moon's surface is called...

A rille

The moon's light comes from _____ reflecting of the moon's surface.

sunlight

True or False: The moon is a natural satellite of the Earth

True

Why do we always see the same side of the moon?

Because it takes it takes about the same amount of time for the moon to rotate as it takes to revolve.

True or False: You would have more mass in the earth than in the moon.

False

All of the side facing the earth is now lit. Which phase is it?

Full Moon

Each complete trip of the moon around the Earth is called...

A revolution

A measurement of the amount of matter an object has is....

its mass

True or False: The moon is larger than the Earth

False

When the lit part of the moon is growing, we say the moon is...

waxing

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we say the moon is ...

waning

Each complete spin of the moon on its axis is called...

A rotation

When gravity changes, an object _____ also changes

weight

The sun shines on the backside of the moon. Which phase is it?

New moon

The sun shines a small sliver of the moon. Which phase is it?

Crescent

True or False: You would weigh more on the moon than on the earth

False