chapter Flashcards
how many days does it take the moon to revolve around earth.
27.3
a complete lunar phase cycyle takes 29.5 days,what is this called?
senadic month
do we ever see the back side of the moon?
no
what causes a tide to rise or fall
gravitational pullby sun or moon
what is the rise of sea level called
hightide
after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop
6 hours
which is farther from earth,the sun or moon
sun
does the moon or sun cause a greater effect on earths tides
moon
how are the sun,moom,the earth allined for spring tide
sun,earth,moon
how are the earth,moon,and sun alligned for neap tide
sun,earth,moon
what does the phase of the moon you see depend on
position of moon earth and sun
when does a new moon occur
when the moon is between the earth and sun
how many phases does themoon have
8
what is the definition of waxing phase
the illuminating portion that we see appears each night
what is waning phase
what are the moon phase names
new moon.waxing cresent,first quarter.3rd quarter,warning gibbious,full moon,waxing gibbous,
where is the world month derived from
from same root word as moon
how is earth,moon.and sun alligned during solar eclipse
sun,moon,earth
what is an umbra
dark part
what is a penumbra
light part
how is the earth,moon,and sun aligned during lunar eclipse
sun,earth,moon
how are the depressions on the moon formed
stroids,metorids,and comits colid with the moon
are there mountains on the moon
yes
which side of the moon is thicker
is the mantle ofthe moon a solid or liquide
what did the chementine spacecraft do
comformed that the crust that fases earth is much thinner,provided information on the mineral content
what did the lunar prospector do
what is the giant impact theory
