Memory Moon and Its PhasesVersion en ligne Match each vocabulary word with its correct definition. par Krystin Lawhorn The fifth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us. In this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up. Lunar Rays A series of space flights by the United States from 1961-1972 with a goal of landing a person on the moon. They succeeding in 1969 with Apollo 11. The alternate rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon. Streaks left by an asteroid hitting the moon as material is ejected due to the force of the impact. Lunar material flies out in different directions leaving trails called rays. Huge, dark areas on the moon’s surface formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is shining on. Lunar Mare The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us. The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s surface that faces us. Apollo Mission a natural object that orbits around the Earth. The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moon’s surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet, but it’s getting there. Tides The Moon A system is a set of things that are connected. The earth, moon and sun are connected because their orbits depend on each other. The earth orbits around the sun and the moon orbits around the earth. Crescent Moon Gibbous Moon Full Moon A large rocky object found flying through space. They can be just a few feet in diameter to hundreds of miles in diameter! Quarter Moon New Moon Earth-Moon-Sun-System Asteroid