moon note part 2 Flashcards
(29 cards)
phases of the moon
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbis, full moon(lit part is getting bigger) waning gibbis,last quarter, waning crescent(lit person is getting smaller)
APOGEE
farthest
PERIGEE
closest
SPRING TIDE
full moon or new moon, high tides are high and low tides are low, moon and the sun gravitational pull are working together, every 2 weeks or 2x a month
NEAP TIDE
1st quarter or I the 3rd quarder,moon and sun are at a 90 degree to the earth,high tides lower and low tides are higher then normal,suun and the moons gravtional pull parchily cancel each other
SOLAR ECLIPSE
new moon,not safe to look at
LUNAR ECLIPSE
safe to look at, full moon
US SATELLITE
explorer 1
AMERICAN IN SPACE
allen
SPACE SHUTTLE
columbia
AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE
sally ride
MAN IN SPACE
yuri gagarin
MERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH
john glen
reflecting
mirror
refracting
lens
hubble
in space
radio
hears
APOLLO
land on the moon
MERCURY
get someone in space only holds one person
SPACE SHUTTLE
reusable cheeper
DATE OF MOON LANDING
July 20th 1969
GALILEO
astronamer, first person to look at the moon
MOON’S ROTATION
27 1/3 days
EMALE THAT SPENT LONGEST TIME IN SPACE
Sunita Williams
