CH.29.3 Flashcards
How may days does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?
a complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called?
Do we ever see the back side of the moon?
What causes a tide to rise or fall?
What is the rise of sea level called?
After the sea level rises how many Hours does it take for the sea level drop?
Which is father from Earth, the sun or the moon?
Does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on Earth’s tides?
How are the sun, the Earth, and the moon aligned for spring tide?
How are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a neap tide?
What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?
when does a new moon occur?
How many phases of the moon are there?
What is the difinition of waxing phases?
What is the definition of waning phases?
What are the moon phase names?
where is the word month derived from?
How is the earth,moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse?
What is an umbra?
What is a penumbra?
How is 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 a solid or a liquid?
What did the Clementine spacecraft do?
What did the lunar Prospector do?
