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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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