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CHAPTER 15
Question | Answer |
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A PUSH OR PULL | FORCE |
ATTRACTS ALL OBJECTS TOWARD EACHOTHER | GRAVITY |
STATES THAT EVERY OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE ATTRACTS EVERY OTHER OBJECT | LAW OF UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION |
THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT | MASS |
TEH MEASURE OF THE FORCE OF GRAVITY ON AN OBJECT | WEIGHT |
THE TENDENCY OF AN OBJECT TO RESIST CHANGE IN MOTION | INERTIA |
AN OBJECT AT REST WILL STAY AT REST AND A OBJECT IN MOTION WILL STAY IN MOTION | NEWTONS FIRST LAW OF MOTION |
THE DIFFERENCT SHAPES OF THE MOON YOU SEE FROM EARTH | PHASES |
WHEN AN OBJECT IN SPACE COMES BETWEEN THE SUN AND A THIRD OBJECT IT CASTS A SHADOW ON THE OBJECT CAUSING AN... | ECLIPSE |
OCCURS WHEN THE MOON PASSES DIRECTLY BETWEEN EARTH AND THE SUNBLOCKING SUNLIGHT FROM EARTH | SOLAR ECLIPSE |
THE VERY DARKEST PART OF THE MOONS SHADOW | UMBRA |
THE LARGER PART OF THE SHADOW IS CALLED THE | PENUBRA |
OCCURS AT A FULL MOON WHEN EARTH IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN | LUNAR ECLIPSE |
THE RISE AND FALL OF OCEAN WATER THAT OCCURS EVERY 12.5 HOURS | TIDES |
A TIDE WITH THE GREATEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE HIGHS AND LOWS | SPRING TIDE |
A TIDE WITH THE LEAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE LOW AND HIGH TIDES | NEAP |