CELNAL (QUIZ2) Flashcards
The line joining perihelion and aphelion.
line of apsides
The new moon cannot be seen because the moon:
In low latitudes, the full moon will always set at about:
0600 local time
Planets whose orbits are lesser than that of earth.
Elongation becomes zero at the:
The earth is said to be in “aphelion” on approximately.
The new moon cannot be seen because the moon:
As observed from the earth, the angle between the lines from the earth to the sun and the earth to a celestial body is known as:
elongation of a body
The celestial body is said to be in
when the sun is between this celestial body and earth.
While observing the moon, it is less than half with cusps turn away from the sun, the moon is therefore:
Phase of the moon that rises when the sun sets.
full moon
The point of nearest approach of the planet to the Sun.
perihelion
While observing the moon, it is less than half with cusps turn towards the sun, the moon is therefore:
waxing crescent
The line separating the illuminated and dark portions.
terminator
It is the period taken by the moon to go to all phases.
When the moon reaches quadrature, about a week before full moon, the moon is: