chapter 29.3 Flashcards
a rise fall in the ocean surface
tide
reflects the change in appearance of the moon as seen from earth
moon phase
occurs when the moon directly between the sun and earth and cast a shadow on earth
solar eclipse
occurs when earth passes between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the moon
lunar eclipse
dark-colored flat lava-filled regions on the moons surface
maria
layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the moon
regolith
how many days does it take the moon to revolve around earth
27.3 days
a complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days what is this called
synotic month
do we ever see the back side of the moon
no
what causes a tide to rise or fall
gravitational poles from the sun
what is the rise of sea level called
high tide
after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level drop
6 hours
which is father from Earth, the sun or the moon?
sun
does the moon or the sun cause greater effect on Earth’s tides
how are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide
luna
the moon earth sun are alignd in a staright
positions of the moon earth and the sun
8 phases
illuminated postion that we begins
how is the earth moon and sun aligned during a solar eclipse
straight line
what is an umbra
total solar eclipse darker
which side is thicker on moon
dark side of the moon
is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid
what did the clementine spacecraft do
confirmed thickness of crust on the side facing earth is much thinner than on the far side
what did the lunar prospector do
confirmed moon has small iron-rich core
photos of the lunar surface
collected evidence supports presence of water-ice on moon
what is the giant impact theory
moon formed 4.6 billion years ago mars-sized object collided with earth
