Astronomy 2

Question 1

altitude

Answer 1

HEIGHT in the sky

Question 2

azimuth

Answer 2

DIRECTION around the earth in degrees (0-360) showing N,S,W,E

Question 3

eclipse

Answer 3

blocking out of the sun or moon

Question 4

solar eclipse

Answer 4

• the view of the sun is blocked when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth

Question 5

lunar eclipse

Answer 5

blocking out of the moon when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow

Question 6

total lunar eclipse

Answer 6

total blocking out of the moon when the moon passes through the UMBRA of the Earth’s shadow

Question 7

moon

Answer 7

a natural satellite of a planet

Question 8

Lunar

Answer 8

refers to moon

Question 9

perigee

Answer 9

point of the moon’s orbit closest to earth

Question 10

apogee

Answer 10

point of the moon’s obit farthest from Earth

Question 11

Lunar phases

Answer 11

The apparent change in the shape of the Moon due to how much of the sunlit side is facing the Earth.

Question 12

waxing

Answer 12

lighted area grows larger

Question 13

waning

Answer 13

lighted area grows smaller

Question 14

crescent

Answer 14

less than ½ of the lighted side of the moon is visible

Question 15

quarter

Answer 15

½ of the lighted side of moon is visible

Question 16

new moon

Answer 16

moon is not visible in the sky (moon is between Earth & Sun)

Question 17

waxing crescent

Answer 17

phase between the new moon and one-half moon when the lighted area of the moon appears to grow larger( moon has traveled ¼ around Earth)

Question 18

waxing Gibbous

Answer 18

phase between one-half and full when the lighted area of the moon appears to grow larger

Question 19

full moon

Answer 19

the lighted side of the moon is fully visible (Earth is between the moon & Sun)

Question 20

solar energy

Answer 20

energy from sun

Question 21

tide

Answer 21

• rise and fall of the oceans caused by the moon’s gravitational pull on Earth

Question 22

high tide

Answer 22

there are two types- there are 2 high tides every 24 hours

Question 23

direct tide

Answer 23

• an ocean bulge on the side of Earth facing the moon

Question 24

opposite tide

Answer 24

an ocean bulge on the side of Earth opposite from the moon

Question 25

low tides

Answer 25

occur during high tides in locations between the two high tides- 2 per 24 hours

Question 26

spring tide

Answer 26

when the moon is at full and new moon phases the high tides are higher caused by the sun and moon lining up with the earth. Sun’s gravity on the earth causes the ocean bulges to become larger.

Question 27

neap tides

Answer 27

during its first and third quarter phases the moon’s gravitational pull is partially canceled out by the sun’s gravitational pull resulting in lower high tides than normal.