Chapters 1-2 Flashcards
Describe a method to locate Mare Crisium
Mare Crisium is a small, dar oval located at 2:00 on the face of the moon.
Which is larger, Earth or Mars?
Earth
Name the two moons of Mars:
Phobos (fear) and Deimos (panic)
___ gives Mars its red color
Iron oxide
The first moon landing was in what location on the moon?
Sea of Tranquility
An eclipse of the sun can take place only when the moon is ___ the earth and the ___.
between; sun
The average distance from the earth to the moon is ___ miles.
240,000 miles
The diameter of the moon is about __ the diameter of the earth.
¼
Ptolemy’s planetary model placed the ___ at the center of the sytem; Copernicus’ planetary model placed the ___ at the center.
earth; sun
What does “aster planetes” mean?
“wandering stars”
The average distance from the earth to the sun is ___ miles.
93,000,000
