Chapter 29.3 Flashcards
Is a rise or fall in the ocean surface.
Tide
Reflects the change in appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth .
Moon Phase
Occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts 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 Moon´s surface.
Maria
Is a 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?
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 to drop?
Which is farther 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 a spring tide?
How are the sun, the earth, 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 definition 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?
Sun, Moon, Earth
What is an umbra?
When the dark shadow if the moon hits earth.
What is a penumbra?
Part if an eclipse, not as dark.
How is the earth, moon, and sun aligned in a lunar eclipse?
Sun, Earth, Moon
How are the depressions on the moon formed?
Meteorites, comets, asteroids
Are there mountains on the moon?
Yes, but they are different from Earth´s mountains.
Which side of the moon is thicker?
The far side.
Is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid?
Solid
What did the Clementine spacecraft do? (2 things)
Confirmed the thickness of the crust
Confirmed
What did the Lunar Prospector do? (3 things)
take photographs
confirmed that the moon is small
confirmed ice/water on the moon
What is the Giant Impact Theory?
A Mars-sized object, collided with Earth sending debris into orbit forming the Moon.
