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Chapter 29.3 Flashcards

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Is a rise or fall in the ocean surface.

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Tide

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Reflects the change in appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth .

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Moon Phase

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Occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth.

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Solar Eclipse

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Occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon.

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Lunar Eclipse

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Dark-colored, flat, lava-filled regions on the Moon´s surface.

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Maria

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Is a layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the Moon.

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Regolith

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How many days does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?

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A complete lunar phase cycle takes 29.5 days, what is this called?

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Do we ever see the back side of the Moon?

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What causes a tide to rise or fall?

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What is the rise of sea level called?

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

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Which is farther from Earth, the sun or the moon?

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Does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on Earth´s tides?

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How are the sun, the earth, and the moon aligned for a spring tide?

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How are the sun, the earth, the moon aligned for a neap tide?

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What does the phase of the moon you see depend on?

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When does a new moon occur?

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How many phases of the moon are there?

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What is the definition of waxing phases?

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What is the definition of waning phases?

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What are the moon phase names?

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23
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Where is the word month derived from?

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How is the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a solar eclipse?

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Sun, Moon, Earth

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What is an umbra?

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When the dark shadow if the moon hits earth.

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What is a penumbra?

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Part if an eclipse, not as dark.

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How is the earth, moon, and sun aligned in a lunar eclipse?

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Sun, Earth, Moon

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How are the depressions on the moon formed?

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Meteorites, comets, asteroids

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Are there mountains on the moon?

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Yes, but they are different from Earth´s mountains.

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Which side of the moon is thicker?

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The far side.

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Is the mantle of the moon a solid or a liquid?

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Solid

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What did the Clementine spacecraft do? (2 things)

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Confirmed the thickness of the crust

Confirmed

33
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What did the Lunar Prospector do? (3 things)

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take photographs
confirmed that the moon is small
confirmed ice/water on the moon

34
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What is the Giant Impact Theory?

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A Mars-sized object, collided with Earth sending debris into orbit forming the Moon.

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