Astronomy Notes – Unit 1 – Moon
q (1) The Moon
o Average distance from the Earth = 239,000 miles (384,000 kilometers)
§ nearest neighbor to the Earth
o Diameter = 2,160 miles (3,480 kilometers)
§ about _________ of the Earth
o Gravity: about __________ of the Earth’s
§ causes tides in the Earth’s oceans - two high, two low per day
o Atmosphere: none
o
§ low of -189°F (-123°C) to a high of 253°F (123°C)
o Period of Rotation = Period of Revolution = ________ days
§ the same side of the Moon is always facing the Earth!
§ “dark side of the Moon”
o Phases of the moon:
§ New Moon, Crescent, First Quarter (Half Moon), Waxing Gibbous
§ Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter (Half Moon), Crescent
§ Blue Moon, Harvest Moon
o Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
§ Shadow has two parts: _____________, _________________
§ two partial solar eclipses in 2007 (March 19, September 11)
§ two total lunar eclipses in 2007 (March 3, August 28)
o Craters, Maria
o Apollo moon missions
1) New Moon: _______________________________________________________
2) Full Moon: _______________________________________________________
3) Waxing: _______________________________________________________
4) Waning: _______________________________________________________
5) Gibbous: _______________________________________________________
6) Tide: _______________________________________________________
7) Crater: _______________________________________________________
8) Maria: _______________________________________________________
9) Solar Eclipse: _____________________________________________________
10) Lunar Eclipse: ___________________________________________________