1. Powerpoint Jeopardy What’s the Phase? Predicting the Phase… Rotation/Revolut ion Facts about the Moon BONUS 10 20 30 40 50

2. Which Phase is this?

7. What phase will you see next?

8. Which Phase will you see next?

9. What phase will you see next?

10. Study the moon phases on the calendar. Which phase occurs about TWO WEEKS AFTER NEW MOON?

11. If the moon is a WANING GIBBOUS, what phase will it be in about ONE WEEK?

12. Does the moon revolve around Earth or the sun?

13. How long does it take EARTH to revolve around the sun?

14. What is it called when an object SPINS ON ITS AXIS?

15. How long does it take the moon to make ONE REVOLUTION around the Earth?

16. How long does it take the moon to ROTATE once on its axis?

17. Scientists think the moon is actually a piece of _______ that broke off long ago from a giant collision in space.

18. The moon’s surface is covered with a lot of what?

19. Why do objects feel so much lighter on the moon if we try to pick them up?

20. Which three objects work together in a system to make the moon phases?

21. Why do we never see the back side of the moon???

22. What invisible force holds the moon in place?

23. Which object rotates faster – The moon or the Earth?

24. What moon phase would be seen if the sun, Earth, and moon were in this position? SUN EARTH MOON

25. How does the moon control the Earth’s ocean tides?

26. Name the 8 phases of the moon…….