Moon
Phases
Phases
The _____ of the moon depends on the changing relative positions of Earth Sun and Moon
What is shape?
The rise and fall is the oceans. Occur twice a day
What are tides?
the only planet that has water
Located in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
What are asteroids?
The closest star to the sun
What is the sun?
When the moon’s position is opposite of the sun
What is a full moon?
The difference between two tides is less than _ feet
What is three?
The solar system is about ___ years old?
What is 4.6 Billion?
Very small solid fragments that orbit the sun
What are meteors?
Figures that people have observed to mark the positions of the stars
What are constellations?
A ______ ______ occurs when the Earth lies between the moon and the Sun
What is a luner eclpise?
the ____ has a great effect on the tides?
What is the moon?
the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.
What is the solar system?
Composed mostly of solids that change to gases anemic heated
What are comets?
This model has earth in the middle
When the moon and the sun are on the same side of the earth
What is a new moon?
The highest tides and the lowest tides are called
What are spring tides?
are close to the sun and mostly solid
What are terrestrial planets?
Larger meteors that survive and hit the ground
What are meteorites?
This model has the sun in the middle
What is Heliocentric?
When the sun and the moon are 90 degrees apart half of the moon is lighted half is in shadow, this is the quarter moon
What is first quarter?
Spring tides occur _____ a month.
What is twice?
Are far from the sun, large and gaseous
What are Jovian Planets (Gas Planets)?
best known comet. In 75 years you can view it in the sky. Next time it will appear in 2061.
What is Hailey’s Comet?
An imaginary sphere encircling the earth on which all objects of the night sky appear
What is the celestial sphere?