29.3 Flashcards
A rise or fall in the oceans surface
Tide
Reflects the change in appearance of the moon as seen from earth
Moon phase
The moon move directly between the sun and the earth and casts a shadow on earth
Solar eclipse
Earth love directly between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the moon
Lunar eclipses
Dark colored, flat, lava filled regions on the moon surface
María
A layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the moon
Regolith
how many day does it take the moon to revolve around the earth
27.3 days
a complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called
synodic month
do we ever see the back side of the moon
no
what causes a tide to rise or fall
the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon
what is the rise of sea level called
high tide
after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop
about 6 hour after
which is farther from earth, the sun or the moon
the sun
does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on earth’s tides
the moon
how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide
straight line ( sun, earth, then moon)
how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a neap tide
90 degree angle
what does the phase of the moon you see depend on
the position of the moon, earth, and the sun relative to each other
when does the new moon occur
when the moon is between the earth and the sun
how many phases of the moon are there
8
what is the definition of waxing phases
the illuminated portion of the moon becomes greater each night
what is the definition of waning phases
the illuminated portion of the moon becomes smaller each nigh
what are the moon phase names
new waxing crescent 1st quarter waxing gibbous full waning gibbous 3rd quarter waning crescent
where is the word month derived from
how does the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse
what is umbra
what is a penumbra
how does the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse
how are the depressions on the moon formed
are there mountains on the moon
which side of the moon is thicker
is the mantle of the moon solid or liquid
what did the Clementine spacecraft do
what did the Lunar Prospector do
what is the Giant Impact Theory
