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| Why can't you see the moon spinning or rotating on its axis? | The moon's rotation is 27.3 days which is the same amount of time that it takes the mmon to revolve around the Earth. |
| Since the rotation of the moon is the same as the amount of time it takes it to revolve around the Earth. | See the same side of the moon |
| Why does the moon seem to shine? | its surface reflects sunlight |
| new moon | dark side of moon faces Earth, moon can't be seen |
| waxing | more of illuminated half of the moon can be seen at night |
| full moon | all the moon's surface facing Earth reflects light |
| waning | you see less of the moon's illuminated half each night |
| How long does it take the moon to complete its cycle of phases? | 29.5 days |
| What causes an eclipse? | the revolution of the moon |
| What do maria look like? | large, dark, flat areas on the moon |
| How were maria formed? | lava flowingthrough cracks reached the moon's surface |
| What occurs during a solar eclipse? | the moon's shadow falls on the Earth |
| What occurs during a lunar eclipse? | the Earth's shadow falls on the moon |
| When does a lunar eclipse occur? | full moon |
| When does a solar eclipse occur? | new moon |
| Where is the moon during a solar eclipse? | directly between the Earth and Sun |
| Where is the Earth during a lunar eclipse? | between the moon and Sun |
