Amplify Earth Moon Sun Chapter 1

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What does Illuminate mean?

Back

To shine light on something and make it visible.

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Should all models be 'to scale'?

Back

No - some things are too big or too small to see.

Front

Which of the following is true about the moon?

Back

It does not make its own light.

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How does light travel?

Back

Light travels in straight lines only.

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What is a rocky sphere that travels around a planet?

Back

Moon.

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What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit.

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What is the main source of light for the Earth?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What is the term for the dark part of the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse?

Back

Umbra.

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What is the term for the time it takes for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?

Back

Lunar month.

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What is the effect called when the moon appears to change shape?

Back

Phases of the moon.

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