29.3

Question 1

Periodic rise and fall in sea level caused by the gravitational attraction among earth,moon and the sun.

Answer 1

Tide

Question 2

Change in appearance of the moon as viewed from earth, due to the relative position of earth, the sun, and the moon

Answer 2

moon phase

Question 3

occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth, and cast a shadow on part of earth

Answer 3

solar eclipse

Question 4

occurs when earths shadow falls on the moon.

Answer 4

Lunar eclipse

Question 5

Relatively flat, dark-colored regions on the moons surface.

Answer 5

Maria

Question 6

layer of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surface formed by the accumulation of impact material

Answer 6

Regolith

Question 7

How many days does it take the moon to revolve around earth?

Answer 7

27.3 days

Question 8

A complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called?

Answer 8

synodic month

Question 9

Do we ever see the back side of the moon?

Answer 9

no

Question 10

What causes a tide to rise or fall?

Answer 10

gravitational pulls by the sun and moon

Question 11

What is the rise of sea level called?

Answer 11

high tide

Question 12

After the sea level rises how many hours does it take for sea level drop?

Answer 12

6 hours

Question 13

Which is farther from earth, the sun or the moon?

Answer 13

the sun

Question 14

Does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on earths tide?

Question 15

How are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide?

Answer 15

there in a straight line it goes sun, earth, and moon

Question 16

How are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a neap tide?

Answer 16

90 degree angle

Question 17

What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?

Answer 17

The positions of the moon, earth, and sun relative to one another

Question 18

When does a new moon occur?

Answer 18

the moon is between the earth and the sun

Question 19

How many phases of the moon are there?

Answer 19

8 phases

Question 20

What is the definition of waxing phase?

Answer 20

the illuminated portion that we see appears larger each night

Question 21

What is the definition of waning phase?

Question 22

What are the moon phases names?new moon, waxing cresent, 1st qarter, waxing gibbous, full moon

Answer 22

new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, warning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent

Question 23

Where is the word month derived from?

Answer 23

same root word as moon

Question 24

How is the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse?

Answer 24

sun, moon, and earth

Question 25

What is an umbra?

Answer 25

Where the total solar eclipse happens the darkest portion of the moons shadow non earth

Question 26

What is a penumbra?

Answer 26

Partial solar eclipse not in the dark shadow within earth

Question 27

How is the earth,moon, and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse?

Answer 27

earths shadow is being castes on the moon

Question 28

How are the depressions on the moon formed?

Answer 28

by meteorites, asteroids, and comets which strike the surface

Question 29

Are there mountains on the moon?

Question 30

Which side of the moon is thicker?

Answer 30

dark side of the moon

Question 31

is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid?

Question 32

What did the clementine spacecraft do?(2 things)

Answer 32

it conformed the thickness on the moon.

it provided information on the mineral content of moon rock.

Question 33

what did the lunar prospector do?(3 things)

Answer 33

1. took pictures of the moon
2. confirmed the moon has small iron-rich core
3. collected evidence that there is presence of water-ice on the moon

Question 34

What is the giant impact theory?

Answer 34

mars sized objects collided with earth, where debris were thrown into orbit, then condensed into a large mass forming the moon.