chapter 29.3

Question 1

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

Answer 1

27.3 days

Question 2

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

Answer 2

synodic month

Question 3

Do we ever see the back of the moon?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

what causes the tide to rise of fall

Answer 4

gravitational pulls by the sun and moon

Question 5

what is the rise of sea level called

Answer 5

high tide

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 the earth,the sun or the moon

Answer 7

the sun

Question 8

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

Answer 8

the moon

Question 9

how is the earth moon and sun aligned for the spring tide

Answer 9

the sun, earth and then the moon in a straight line

Question 10

how are the sun earth and moon aligned for the neap tide

Answer 10

at a 90 degree and wit the sun earth and moon

Question 11

what does the phase of the moon you see depend on

Answer 11

the positions of the earth moon and sun relative to each other

Question 12

when does a new moon occur

Answer 12

when the moon is between the earth and the sun

Question 13

how many phases of the moon are there

Answer 13

8

Question 14

what is the definition of waxing phases

Answer 14

when the moon is lighter and lighter each night

Question 15

what is the definition of waning phases

Answer 15

the moon is less illuminated each night

Question 16

what are the moon phase names

Answer 16

new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, whole moon, waning gibbous, and waning crescent

Question 17

where is the word month derived from

Answer 17

it comes from the same root word moon

Question 18

how is the sun earth and moon alligend in a solar eclipse

Answer 18

sun moon and earth

Question 19

what is an umbra

Answer 19

where the total solor eclipse is scene in an area and is the darkest portion of the moons shadow on earth

Question 20

what is a penumbra

Answer 20

a partial solar eclipse

Question 21

how is the sun earth and moon alligend in a lunar eclipse

Answer 21

the sun earth and then moon in a straight line

Question 22

how are the depressions on the moon surface formed

Answer 22

by meteorites, asteroids, and comets, that strike its surface

Question 23

are their mountains on the moon

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

which side of the moon is thicker

Answer 24

the backside of the moon that doesn’t face earth

Question 25

is the mantle of the moon a solid of liquid

Answer 25

solid

Question 26

what did the clementine spacecraft do

Answer 26

data confirmed that the side of the moon facing earth is thinner and data of the mineral content on the moon

Question 27

what did the lunar prospector do

Answer 27

it took photos of the surface of the moon and confirmed that the moon has a small iron rich core and collected evidence that supports the presence of water/ice on the moon

Question 28

what is the giant impact theory