Unit 5 Flashcards
____ in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow.
Lunar eclipse
The first zodiacal constellation is _____
Aries
Earth has as extensive _____, making conditions beneficial for life.
Magnetic Field
Maria are free from _____, Made out of ____ and the largest of it is ____.
Craters, Basalt, Mare Imbrium.
A _____- seven days after a spring tide refers to a period of minimum high tides when the sun and moon are at right angle to each other.
Neap Tide
When the moon is at ___, the tide rising power increases 20%. The result of the moon pulling on the earth’s poles is ____.
Perigee, Nutation
____ is known to be the largest meteorite found.
Hoba west
The result of the ____ orbit going through a flood of ____ is a meteors shower.
Earth’s, Meteoroids
Our atmosphere is made up of a mixture of ___ gases.
Homogeneous
___ is where solar wind particles and earth’s magnetic field meet.
Bow shock
The apparent annual path of the sun is called______.
elliptic
An annular eclipse occurs whenever the moon’s _____ fails to reach the ground.
umbra
Galactic year
200 million years
A synodic month
29.53
A sidereal month
27, 32 days
