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Chapter 25 Reading Guide and Review

25.1 – Origin and Properties of the Moon: pgs 556-560

1. Name AND briefly describe the most accepted theory about the moon’s origin. ________________________________

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2. What is the name for the lunar soil AND how is it unlike Earth soil? _________________________________________

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3. Record the moon’s specific…

a) _______________ - Diameter

b) _______________ - Density

c) _______________ - Mass

d) _______________ - Gravity

e) _______________ - Period of revolution

f) _______________ - Period of rotation

8. Label the phases of the moon in the diagram below. Notice the position of the sun’s rays.

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

3. ____________________________

4. ____________________________

5. ____________________________

6. ____________________________

7. ____________________________

8. ____________________________

Listed below are the ordered phases of the moon. For #9 & #11, shade in the new moon and 1st quarter. For #10 & 12, name the phase that is drawn for you.

9. 11.

New 10.______________ 1st quarter 12. ______________

Identify the types of eclipses occurring below.

13. _______________________________ 14. ______________________________

15-16. Label the arrows that are pointing to the following: Earth - Moon - Sun - Umbra - Penumbra.

17. During what phase of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur? _____________________________________________

18. During what phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur? _____________________________________________

19. Why doesn’t an eclipse occur during every month? ____________________________________________________

20. In general, how often can you expect to see an eclipse? ________________________________________________

Ch 24.3 – The Moon and Tides: pg 541

21-22. In the diagram below, label the position of

the moon that creates spring and neap tides.

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25. Use your text to define the following vocabulary words:

a) astronomy - ___________________________________________________________________________________________

b) meteoroid - ___________________________________________________________________________________________

c) craters - _______________________________________________________________________________________________

d) maria - _______________________________________________________________________________________________

e) rays - _________________________________________________________________________________________________

f) regolith - _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Ch 25.2 – The Moon’s Motions: pgs 562-565

4. The moon rises later each day because as the Earth spins around once, the moon moves along in its orbit.

➢ How many minutes later does the moon rise each day? ____________

5. What are the TWO reasons we see moon phases?

a) ________________________________________

b) ________________________________________

6. What occurs when the moon is waxing. _____________________________

7. What occurs when the moon is waning. _____________________________

23. In the diagram below, label the location of the low tides, indirect high tide, and direct high tide.

24. Define tides and explain what causes them.

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