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Ch. 8: Lesson 2: The Solar System and Beyond

27 cards·by kmcrspn
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Earth's closest neighbor in space is the _____________.
moon
Moonlight is reflected light from the ________.
sun
The Moon has _____________ similar to those on Earth, but no ________ or ______
rocks water air
Temperatures on the Moon can be both ________ than any place on Earth
hotter
The Moon's surface is covered by _________ made by ____________
craters meteoroids
When meteroroids enter Earth's atmosphere, they become hot and ____ before they hit Earths surface
burns
The Moon orbits Earth once in just over ___ days
29
At any given time, the sun lights ____ of the Moon
half
As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different parts of it lit as it cycles through all of its_+_____.
phases
The Moon's _______ causes ________ , the daily rise and fall of the ocean's surface.
gravity tides
A shadow cast by Earth or the Moon in a(n)
eclipse
Earth casts a shadow on the Moon during a(n) ________ eclipse.
lunar
A lunar eclipse happens when Earth is directly between ________ and __________.
sun moon
The Moon casts a shadow on Earth during a(n) _____________________.
moon
All of the sun's light is blocked during a(n) ___________ _____________ _____________.
total solar eclipse
The Moon's gravity causes _________.
answer
The apparent shapes of the Moon in the sky are callled its_______.
phases
The Moon casts ashadow on Earth during a(n) ____ _________.
solar eclipse
A hollow pit in the ground is called a(n) ____.
creater
When the lighted side of the Moon faces away from Earth, it is called a(n) _ _.
new moon
Large rocks that fall from spaces are called______.
meteoroids
When less and less of the lighed side of the Moon becomes visible each night, it is a(n) ______ ____
waning Moon
Earth cases a shadow on the Moon during a(n) _______ ______
lunar eclipse
When the Moon and the Sun are on the same side of Earth, the part of the Moon that is in _____ facersEarth.
shadow
In about a week, the Moon has completed _ of its orbit
one fourth
About a week later, Earth is between the Moon and the Sun. This is called the ________ phase.
full-Moon
In another week, the Moon has completed ___________ of its orit and only half of the lighted side can be seen
three-rourths