Lesson 2 Patterns In The Moon

Question 1

a natural or artificial object in space that circles around
another object

Answer 1

Satellite

Question 2

the appearance of the shape of the Moon at a particular time

Answer 2

Phase

Question 3

the regular rise and fall of the water level along a shorelin.

Answer 3

Tide

Question 4

a blocking of the Sun’s light that happens when Earth
passes through the Moon’s shadow

Answer 4

Solar eclipse

Question 5

a situation that occurs when Earth, the Sun, the Moon
are in a straight line and Earth’s shadow falls across the Moon

Answer 5

Lunar eclipse

Question 6

one of many small, rocky objects between
Mars and Jupiter

Answer 6

Asteroid

Question 7

a chunk of rock from space that travels
through Earth’s atmosphere

Answer 7

Meteor

Question 8

a mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock and dust
left over from the formation of the solar system

Answer 8

Comet

Question 9

An object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light

Answer 9

Star

Question 10

A huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage of a star for mation

Answer 10

Nebula

Question 11

an object whose gravity is so strong that light can’t escape it

Answer 11

Black hole

Question 12

the distance light travels in a year

Answer 12

Light year

Question 13

a star that can no longer turn helium into carbon; it cools
and shrinks, becoming very small and dense

Answer 13

White dwarf

Question 14

• any of the patterns that are formed by a group of stars in the night sky

Answer 14

Constellation

Question 15

a star that has produced more energy than gravity can hold
together and has exploded

Answer 15

Supernova

Question 16

As the earth revolves around the sun the - revolves around earth

Answer 16

Moon

Question 18

The moons orbit around Earth takes - days

Answer 18

29

Question 19

The apparent shapes of the moon are called -

Answer 19

Phases

Question 20

• is when you can’t see the moon at all

Answer 20

New moon

Question 21

• phase is almost a full moon

Answer 21

Gibbous

Question 22

-phase is when you see a silver of the moon

Answer 22

Crescent

Question 23

-phase is when the moon appears smaller

Answer 23

Waning

Question 24

-phase is when the moon appears larger

Answer 24

Waxing

Question 25

The moon’s gravitational pull causes the and it happens twice a day, the rise and fall of the tides are called-and-

Answer 25

High tide, Low tide

Question 26

-are small, rocky, or metallic objects that orbit ps the sun in both the inner and outer regions of the solar system

Answer 26

Meteoroid

Question 27

-is a meteor that hits the earth’s surface

Answer 27

Meteorite

Question 28

The head of a comet is made up of the - and nucleus

Answer 28

Coma

Question 29

A - is formed when heat from the sun’s rays pushes some of the coma away from the comet

Answer 29

Glowing tail

Question 30

Stars have different colors. Colors occur because of the surface- of each star

Answer 30

Temperature

Question 31

Sun’s temperature makes it look -

Answer 31

Yellow

Question 32

Cooler stars appear - or -

Answer 32

Red or orange

Question 33

Warmer stars appear - or -

Answer 33

White or blue

Question 34

The sun is about- years old

Answer 34

5 billion

Question 35

It takes 8 mins for - to reach earth

Answer 35

Light years

Question 36

Astronomers use - to describe the great distance between stars

Answer 36

Light

Question 37

Constellations are named after - or objects

Answer 37

Animals, fictional characters

Question 38

There are - constellations

Answer 38

88

Question 39

Travelers can use big or Little Dipper to find - which tells you which direction is -

Answer 39

Polaris North

Question 40

The sun contains 99% of the solar system’s total -

Answer 40

Mass

Question 41

92% of the sun is made up of - gas

Answer 41

Hydrogen

Question 42

- are sudden release ps of energy from the suns atmosphere

Answer 42

Solar flares