Moon And Atmosphere Flashcards
Define terminator
A line that divides a object into the lit part and the dark part
Define Solar Eclipse
Sun is being blocked by the moon. (Happens on new moon)
Define Lunar eclipse
Moon is being blocked by the earth (on full moons)
Define Mare/Maria
A dark basalt plane on the moon (Mare=sea in Latin)
Define path of totality
Where the umbra blocks the light on earth
Define anular eclipes
An eclipse where you see a ring (only on apogee new moon)
Define Umbra
Shadow/Darkest part of an eclipes
Define penumbra
Where the shadow is not a total blockage in an perigee
Define Perigee
Moon is close to earth
Define Apogee
Moon is far from earth
Define neap tide
When the moon is in the 1st or 3rd moon phase and has the lowest tidal range
Define Spring/Extreme Tide
When the moon is in the new moon or full moon phases biggest tidal range
Define tidal range
The difference between high and low tide
define liberation
The wobble of the moon
