29.3 Flashcards

1
Q

A rise or fall in the oceans surface

A

Tide

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2
Q

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

A

Moon phase

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3
Q

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

A

Solar eclipse

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4
Q

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

A

Lunar eclipses

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5
Q

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

A

María

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6
Q

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

A

Regolith

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7
Q

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

A

27.3 days

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8
Q

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

A

synodic month

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9
Q

do we ever see the back side of the moon

A

no

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10
Q

what causes a tide to rise or fall

A

the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

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11
Q

what is the rise of sea level called

A

high tide

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12
Q

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

A

about 6 hour after

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13
Q

which is farther from earth, the sun or the moon

A

the sun

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14
Q

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

A

the moon

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15
Q

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

A

straight line ( sun, earth, then moon)

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16
Q

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

A

90 degree angle

17
Q

what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

A

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

18
Q

when does the new moon occur

A

when the moon is between the earth and the sun

19
Q

how many phases of the moon are there

20
Q

what is the definition of waxing phases

A

the illuminated portion of the moon becomes greater each night

21
Q

what is the definition of waning phases

A

the illuminated portion of the moon becomes smaller each nigh

22
Q

what are the moon phase names

A
new 
waxing crescent
1st quarter 
waxing gibbous 
full 
waning gibbous 
3rd quarter 
waning crescent
23
Q

where is the word month derived from

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

25
what is umbra
26
what is a penumbra
27
how does the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse
28
how are the depressions on the moon formed
29
are there mountains on the moon
30
which side of the moon is thicker
31
is the mantle of the moon solid or liquid
32
what did the Clementine spacecraft do
33
what did the Lunar Prospector do
34
what is the Giant Impact Theory