chapter 29

Question 1

is a round, three dimensional object, the surface of which is the same distance from the center in all directions.

Answer 1

sphere

Question 2

is an elongated, closed curve with two foci.

Answer 2

ellipse

Question 3

is earth a perfect sphere?

Answer 3

no, the equater is long than pole to pole

Question 4

what are some of the ancient observations that tell us earth is a sphere

Answer 4

gravity,lunar eclipse,people in different parts of the world see different stars

Question 5

is an area 15 degrees wide in which is the time is the same.

Answer 5

time zone

Question 6

is a spinning of earth on its axis, each line drawn from earth’s north pole to it;a south pole.

Answer 6

rotation

Question 7

is the motion of earth in an elliptical orbit around the sun.

Answer 7

revolution

Question 8

is defined as the plane of earths orbit around the sun.

Answer 8

ecliptic

Question 9

occurs when earths rotational axis is tilted directly toward the sun or away from the sun.

Answer 9

solstice

Question 10

earths rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn from the center of earth to the center of the sun.

Answer 10

equinox

Question 11

false, they are modified to fit around cities,states,and country borders, and other key sites

Answer 11

true or false? all time zones are the exact same size?

Question 12

Babylonians

Answer 12

who devised a method of timekeeping around 300 B.C.?

Question 13

Babylonians symbol for the sun

Answer 13

what was the symbol for degree taken from?

Question 14

360 degrees

Answer 14

how many degrees does the earth spin in one hour?

Question 15

24 hours

Answer 15

how many hours does it take the earth to make one full rotation?

Question 16

15 degrees

Answer 16

how many degrees does the earth spin in one hour?

Question 17

east

Answer 17

what direction does the sun rise?

Question 18

west

Answer 18

what direction does the sun set?

Question 19

24 total

Answer 19

how many time zones are there in the world?

Question 20

east

Answer 20

which direction do you move to add hours to the time?

Question 21

west

Answer 21

which direction do you move to subtract hours from the time?

Question 22

6 time zones

Answer 22

how many time zones are there in the united states?

Question 23

eastern time
central time
mountain time
pacific time
Atlantic/Atlanta time
Hawaiian time

Answer 23

what are the names of the time zones?

Question 24

when the sun is directly above us @noon till the next day its above us @noon (noon-to-noon)

Answer 24

what is a solar day?

Question 25

when earth rotates based on a star

Answer 25

what is a sidereal day?

Question 26

earths tilt and the orbit around the sun

Answer 26

what are the two min reasons for seasons?

Question 27

summer and winter

Answer 27

which 2 seasons have a solstice?

Question 28

June 21

Answer 28

which months is the summer solstice?

Question 29

December 21

Answer 29

which month is the winter solstice?

Question 30

spring & fall

Answer 30

which two seasons are equinoxes?

Question 31

march 20 or 21

Answer 31

which month is the spring equinox?

Question 32

September 22 or 23

Answer 32

which month is the fall equinox?

Question 33

summer solstice June 21

Answer 33

when is longest day of the year?

Question 34

winter solstice Decemeber 21

Answer 34

when is the shortest day of the year?

Question 35

spring and fall March and September

Answer 35

when are the days almost 12 hours of the day and 12 hours of the night?

Question 36

is a rise or fall in the ocean surface

Answer 36

tide

Question 37

reflects the change i appearance of the moon as seen on earth

Answer 37

moon phase

Question 38

occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and earth and casts a shadow on earth

Answer 38

solar eclipse

Question 39

occurs when earth passes between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the moon

Answer 39

lunar eclipse

Question 40

are the dark-colored,flat,lava-filled regions on the moon's surface

Answer 40

maria

Question 41

is a layer of dusty lunar material

Answer 41

regolith

Question 42

27.3 days

Answer 42

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

Question 43

synodic month

Answer 43

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

Question 44

no, you can only see one side

Answer 44

do we ever see the back side of the moon?

Question 45

gravitational pull from the moon and sun

Answer 45

what causes a tide to rise or fall?

Question 46

high tide

Answer 46

what is the rise of sea level called?

Question 47

6 hours later

Answer 47

after the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drope?

Question 48

sun

Answer 48

which is farther from earth, the sun or moon?

Question 49

moon

Answer 49

does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on earths tide?

Question 50

sun, earth, and moon are in a straight line

Answer 50

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

Question 51

an L shape 90 degree angel

Answer 51

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

Question 52

positions of the moon earth and sun relative to one another

Answer 52

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

Question 53

when the moon is between the earth and the sun

Answer 53

when does our new moon occur?

Question 54

8 phases

Answer 54

how many phases of the moon are there?

Question 55

the illuminated portion of the moon become larger each night

Answer 55

what is the definition of the waxing phases?

Question 56

the illuminated starts to get smaller as the night go on

Answer 56

what is the definition of the waning phases?

Question 57

new moon,waxing crescent,1st quarter, waxing gibbous,full moon, waning gibbous,3rd quarter, waning crescent

Answer 57

what are the moon phases names?

Question 58

same root as moon

Answer 58

where is the word month derived from?

Question 59

sun, moon, earth (in that order)

Answer 59

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

Question 60

shadow where a total eclipse occurs

Answer 60

what is an umbra?

Question 61

part of an eclipse/lighter shadow where the moon is blocking out the sun

Answer 61

what is a penumbra?

Question 62

earth is between the sun and the moon

Answer 62

how is the earth, moon, and sun aligned during a lunar eclipse?

Question 63

meteorites, asteroids,and comets

Answer 63

how are the depressions on the moon formed?

Question 64

yes

Answer 64

are there mountains on the moon?

Question 65

further side/dark side

Answer 65

which side of the moon is thicker?

Question 66

solid

Answer 66

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

Answer 67

what did the clementine spacecraft do? (2things)

Answer 68

what did the lunar prospector do? (3things)

Answer 69

what is the giant impact theory?