Chapter 29.3

Question 1

Is a rise or fall in the ocean surface.

Answer 1

Tide

Question 2

Reflects the change in appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth .

Answer 2

Moon Phase

Question 3

Occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth.

Answer 3

Solar Eclipse

Question 4

Occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon.

Answer 4

Lunar Eclipse

Question 5

Dark-colored, flat, lava-filled regions on the Moon´s surface.

Answer 5

Maria

Question 6

Is a layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the Moon.

Answer 6

Regolith

Question 7

How many days does it take the moon to revolve around Earth?

Question 8

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

Question 9

Do we ever see the back side of the Moon?

Question 10

What causes a tide to rise or fall?

Question 11

What is the rise of sea level called?

Question 12

After the sea level rises how many hours does it take for the sea level to drop?

Question 13

Which is farther from Earth, the sun or the moon?

Question 14

Does the moon or the sun cause a greater effect on Earth´s tides?

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

When does a new moon occur?

Question 19

How many phases of the moon are there?

Question 20

What is the definition of waxing phases?

Question 21

What is the definition of waning phases?

Question 22

What are the moon phase names?

Question 23

Where is the word month derived from?

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Sun, Moon, Earth

Question 25

What is an umbra?

Answer 25

When the dark shadow if the moon hits earth.

Question 26

What is a penumbra?

Answer 26

Part if an eclipse, not as dark.

Question 27

How is the earth, moon, and sun aligned in a lunar eclipse?

Answer 27

Sun, Earth, Moon

Question 28

How are the depressions on the moon formed?

Answer 28

Meteorites, comets, asteroids

Question 29

Are there mountains on the moon?

Answer 29

Yes, but they are different from Earth´s mountains.

Question 30

Which side of the moon is thicker?

Answer 30

The far side.

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Solid

Question 32

What did the Clementine spacecraft do? (2 things)

Answer 32

Confirmed the thickness of the crust | Confirmed

Question 33

What did the Lunar Prospector do? (3 things)

Answer 33

take photographs confirmed that the moon is small confirmed ice/water on the moon

Question 34

What is the Giant Impact Theory?

Answer 34

A Mars-sized object, collided with Earth sending debris into orbit forming the Moon.