Exam 17: Moons and Small Solar System Bodies

The central, completely dark portion of a shadow is call the ______________.

The Moon always presents the same face to Earth because

A high tide is occurring at Charleston, South Carolina (45°W, 64°N). Which listed longitude is experiencing a low tide occurring?

Other than Earth, the only known object in the solar system to have surface water and ice is ______________.

A lunar eclipse can occur only when the Moon is in or near the ______________ phase.

Spring tides occur close to the time of ______________ moon.

In exactly 14 days after a full moon, one would see a

Sunlight reflected from interplanetary dust results in the appearance of ______________.

Asteroids are sometimes referred to as ______________ planets.

At the time of a solar eclipse, the Moon is in ______________ phase.

Probably the best-known comet is ______________ Comet.

A meteor ______________ results when a large number of meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere.

A comet consists of

A meteor ______________ results when a large number of meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere.

The phase of the Moon that one observes on the overhead meridian at 10 P.M. local time is a ______________ moon.

The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon is in the ______________ phase.

Which of the Jovian planets has the most moons?

The seriousness of an asteroid collision is gauged by the ______________ scale.

When a meteor strikes Earth's surface, it is called a(n) ______________.