Science Quiz 1

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Satellite: a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.

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A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.

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2. Moon:

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The name of Earth’s only natural satellite

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3. Ellipse:

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A elongated circle oval shape

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4. Giant Impact Theory:

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States the moon was formed when a huge collision tore off

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qa chunk of the primitive molten Earth

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sending the raw materials for the moon into

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orbit

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5. Crater: a bowl-shaped depression or hollowed out area

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produced by the impact

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of a meteorite

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volcanic activity

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6. Impact Crater: a type of crater on the moon’s surface produced by the collision

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of a meteorite

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7. Ejecta: Material that falls back to the lunar surface after being blasted out by the

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impact of a space object

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8. Moon’s Orbital Period: 27 and 1/3days (27 days

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7 hours

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seconds)

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9. Moon’s Gravity: 1/6 of Earth’s gravity

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10. Elements in Moon’s mantle: Iron (Fe) and Magnesium (Mg)

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11. Tides: The regular rise and fall of ocean surfaces which are caused by the

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gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun

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12. Tidal Bulge: A bulge of water formed by the pull of the Moon’s and the Sun’s

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gravity

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13. Neap Tide: A tide with relatively small difference between high and low tide; it

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occurs when the Sun

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Moon

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14. Spring Tide: A tide with relatively large difference between high and low tide; it

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occurs when the Sun

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Moon

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15. Intertidal Zone: An area between high tide and low tide where marine organ-

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isms thrive

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16. Tidal Range: The height difference between high tide and low tide