CH.29.3

Question 1

How may days does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?

Question 2

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

Question 3

Do we ever see the back side of the moon?

Question 4

What causes a tide to rise or fall?

Question 5

What is the rise of sea level called?

Question 6

After the sea level rises how many Hours does it take for the sea level drop?

Question 7

Which is father from Earth, the sun or the moon?

Question 8

Does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on Earth’s tides?

Question 9

How are the sun, the Earth, and the moon aligned for spring tide?

Question 10

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

Question 11

What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?

Question 12

when does a new moon occur?

Question 13

How many phases of the moon are there?

Question 14

What is the difinition of waxing phases?

Question 15

What is the definition of waning phases?

Question 16

What are the moon phase names?

Question 17

where is the word month derived from?

Question 18

How is the earth,moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse?

Question 19

What is an umbra?

Question 20

What is a penumbra?

Question 21

How is the earth,moon and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse?

Question 22

How are the depressions on the moon formed?

Question 23

are there mountains on the moon?

Question 24

Which side of the moon is thicker?

Question 25

Is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid?

Question 26

What did the Clementine spacecraft do?

Question 27

What did the lunar Prospector do?