Ch 22 Quiz

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The third, very slow motion of the earth is called__________
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Because of precession, the earth's axis varies in tilt by 21.5 to 24.5 degrees.
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________________believed the earth was round because during Lunar eclipses a curved shadow was cast.
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When the Earth is furthest from the sun, it is at ___________
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___________are associated with youn craters because they are still bright splash marks that have not been eroded away.
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For ________eclipse to occur, the moon's orbit must cross the plane of the ecliptic during a new moon phase.
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According to the movie watched yesterday, are there other hypothesis on how the moon formed other than the giant impact hypothesis?
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When the moon completes of complet cycle of phases or 1 true revolution, this is called a______________month
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If there is greater crater density, then the surface of the moon must be _______________
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_________________was the first astronomer to propose that our universe was sun centered.
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The 2 main motions of earth are:
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The greater the _____of an object, then it has more gravitational force.
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Earth follows the sun while the entire solar system is traveling towards the star___________
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The apparenent ________________movement of planets against against the stars background is called retrograde motion.
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The Ptolemaic system states the________is in the center of the universe.
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When the earth is closest to the moon, this is called _________
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The oldest feature on the moon is the ________
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One of the best known astronomers known for his contribution of the star catalog was
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When gravity pushes down on an object's mass, this is called___________
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Which of the following is true about the moon?
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The soil like regolith is igneous in composition because it comes from ancienct_______________lava.
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The moon's orbit is _______in shape