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Science Chapter 23:)

Chapter 23 vocab

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Round three-dimensional object. Sphere
Elongated enclosed circle Ellipse
What does the tilt do?? Causes season
In the Northern hemisphere, the Sun reaches the _________ equinox on March 20 or 21 Spring
Earth's tilt causes the Sun's ________________ to strike the hemisphere at a different angle. Radiation
Earth moves in a(n)_______ around the Sun. a. circle b. ellipse B
Earth's _____________ takes place on an imaginary line called its axis. a. rotation b. revolution A
The point at which the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the eqautor is___________. a. Equinox b. Solstice B
Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun is one_______. a. revolution b.rotation A
During a_____________ the dark side of the Moon faces Earth. a.full Moon b.new Moon B
There are equal hours of daylight and nighttime during a(n)_______ a. solstice b.equinox B
The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth are its_________. a. phases b. maria A
After a new moon, when more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible, the phases are _____________. a. waxing b. waning A
When objects hit the moon, they created craters, or __________. a. impact basins b.magnetic fields A
Dark, flat regions on the Moon are called_____________. a. umbra b. maria B
During a ______________, the moon blocks the sun's rays. a. lunar eclipse b. solar eclipse B
Because it bulges slightly at the equator, Earth is not a perfect_______ a. Sphere b. ellipse A
What phase occurs between the full moon and the third quarter? Waning Gibbous
What phase occurs between the third quarter and the new moon? Waning crescent
What phase occurs between the new moon and the first quarter? Waxing crescent
What phase occurs between the first quarter and the full moon? Waxing Gibbous
Information from Clementine helped the scientists measure the thickness of the moon's____________. a. minerals b. crust B
Lunar prospector enabled scientists to confirm that the moon has an iron-rich ___________. a. Core b.ice A
Hydrogen is one of the elements that make up___________. a. water b. ice B
The Suth Pole-Atiken Basin is an impact crater, or impact _________, on the surface of the moon. a. shadow b. basin B
The Clementine spacecraft was placed in ________ orbit. a.thinner b. lunar B
Throughout the Moon's rotation, most of the South Pole Atiken Basin stays in __________. a. water b. shadow a. B
Clementine also took photographs for use in making a map of the Moon's _____________. a. surface b. crust A
Some scientists theorize that __________ may exist in the floors of the craters at the Moon's poles. a.minerals b. water B
Data show that the Moon's crust is _________ on the side of the Moon facing Earth. a. thinner b. ice A
Another kind of information collected by Clementine indicates what kinds of _____________ make up moon rocks. a. water b minerals B
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