Moon Phases

The lunar ___ are the dark-colored, smooth, flat plains of the Moon.

• maria

• highlands

• craters

• regolith

The lunar ___ are the light-colored, hilly/mountainous areas of the Moon.

• highlands

• maria

• craters

• regolith

Lunar ___ are bowl-shaped "dents" on the Moon created by the impacts of space rocks (like meteoroids and asteroids).

• craters

• maria

• highlands

• regolith

The dark-colored areas on the Moon are ___.

• old lava flows that cooled into rock

• large, liquid-water oceans

• huge, deep craters

• land/continents surrounded by water

The Moon has ___.

• all of these

• no air

• extremely hot days (+260F) & extremely cold nights (-280F)

• no liquid water

Light from the Moon is ___.

• sunlight that bounces off the Moon's surface towards Earth

• made by the Moon itself - similar to a star

• the rocks on the Moon glowing from radioactivity

• light that bounces off the Earth onto the Moon

About how much of the Moon's surface is ALWAYS actually lit by sunlight?

• half (50%)

• a quarter (25%)

• three quarters (75%)

• all (100%)

The Moon ___.

• revolves/orbits directly around the Earth

• revolves/orbits directly around the Sun

• is stationary - it does not orbit around anything

• none of these

About how long does it take the Moon to make one (1) complete ROTATION on its axis.

• 27 days

• 1 day

• 14 days

• 7 days

About how long does it take the Moon to make one (1) complete REVOLUTION along its orbit.

• 27 days

• 1 day

• 365 days

• 7 days