Science Chapter 7 Flashcards
A hollowed-out place on the moon’s surface?
Craters
Large, dark, flat land areas or plains on the surface of the moon.
Maria
A long, deep valley on the moon’s surface
Rills
A complete spin of the moon on its axis
Rotation
A slightly flattened circle, the shape of the moon’s orbit around the earth
Ellipse
The path the moon takes around the earth
Orbit
The different shapes of the lit part of the moon
Phases
True or false
Does the moon have any light of its own?
False
True or false
Is the moon larger than the earth?
False
True or false
Is the moon a natural satellite of the Earth?
True
True or false
You would weigh more on the moon than on the earth?
False
True or false
An object’s mass changes, when gravity changes?
False
Why do we see the same side of the moon?
The moon rotates and revolves about the same amount of time.
Is a person’s belief about how the moon began a matter of faith or science
Faith
No one saw the moon when it was created
What is one false theory about how the moon began?
The moon broke away from the earth
