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29.3 Flashcards

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1
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A rise or fall in the oceans surface

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Tide

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2
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Reflects the change in appearance of the moon as seen from earth

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Moon phase

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The moon move directly between the sun and the earth and casts a shadow on earth

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Solar eclipse

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Earth love directly between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the moon

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Lunar eclipses

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Dark colored, flat, lava filled regions on the moon surface

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María

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6
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A layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the moon

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Regolith

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7
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how many day does it take the moon to revolve around the earth

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27.3 days

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8
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a complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called

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synodic month

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9
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do we ever see the back side of the moon

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no

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10
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what causes a tide to rise or fall

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the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

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what is the rise of sea level called

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high tide

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12
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after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop

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about 6 hour after

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13
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which is farther from earth, the sun or the moon

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the sun

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14
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does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on earth’s tides

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the moon

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15
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how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide

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straight line ( sun, earth, then moon)

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

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90 degree angle

17
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what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

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the position of the moon, earth, and the sun relative to each other

18
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when does the new moon occur

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when the moon is between the earth and the sun

19
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how many phases of the moon are there

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8

20
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what is the definition of waxing phases

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the illuminated portion of the moon becomes greater each night

21
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what is the definition of waning phases

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the illuminated portion of the moon becomes smaller each nigh

22
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what are the moon phase names

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new 
waxing crescent
1st quarter 
waxing gibbous 
full 
waning gibbous 
3rd quarter 
waning crescent
23
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where is the word month derived from

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24
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how does the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse

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25
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what is umbra

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26
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what is a penumbra

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27
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how does the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse

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28
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how are the depressions on the moon formed

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29
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are there mountains on the moon

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30
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which side of the moon is thicker

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31
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is the mantle of the moon solid or liquid

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32
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what did the Clementine spacecraft do

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33
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what did the Lunar Prospector do

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34
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what is the Giant Impact Theory

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