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Question 1

how many days does it take the moon to revolve around earth.

Answer 1

27.3

Question 2

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

Answer 2

senadic month

Question 3

do we ever see the back side of the moon?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

what causes a tide to rise or fall

Answer 4

gravitational pullby sun or moon

Question 5

what is the rise of sea level called

Answer 5

hightide

Question 6

after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop

Answer 6

6 hours

Question 7

which is farther from earth,the sun or moon

Answer 7

sun

Question 8

does the moon or sun cause a greater effect on earths tides

Answer 8

moon

Question 9

how are the sun,moom,the earth allined for spring tide

Answer 9

sun,earth,moon

Question 10

how are the earth,moon,and sun alligned for neap tide

Answer 10

sun,earth,moon

Question 11

what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

Answer 11

position of moon earth and sun

Question 12

when does a new moon occur

Answer 12

when the moon is between the earth and sun

Question 13

how many phases does themoon have

Answer 13

8

Question 14

what is the definition of waxing phase

Answer 14

the illuminating portion that we see appears each night

Question 15

what is waning phase

Question 16

what are the moon phase names

Answer 16

new moon.waxing cresent,first quarter.3rd quarter,warning gibbious,full moon,waxing gibbous,

Question 17

where is the world month derived from

Answer 17

from same root word as moon

Question 18

how is earth,moon.and sun alligned during solar eclipse

Answer 18

sun,moon,earth

Question 19

what is an umbra

Answer 19

dark part

Question 20

what is a penumbra

Answer 20

light part

Question 21

how is the earth,moon,and sun aligned during lunar eclipse

Answer 21

sun,earth,moon

Question 22

how are the depressions on the moon formed

Answer 22

stroids,metorids,and comits colid with the moon

Question 23

are there mountains on the moon

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

which side of the moon is thicker

Question 25

is the mantle ofthe moon a solid or liquide

Question 26

what did the chementine spacecraft do

Answer 26

comformed that the crust that fases earth is much thinner,provided information on the mineral content

Question 27

what did the lunar prospector do

Question 28

what is the giant impact theory