InsaneJournal

Current location:	School
Current mood:	lethargic
Current music:	Wonderwall by Cartel
Entry tags:	life as a whole, school

Switching from RTF to HTML for this one.
Bah. My Rich Text thing isn't working. D:


What do scientists use to determine what the interior of a moon or planet is made of?
The interior of a moon or planet can be closely determined from spacecraft navigation data when a spacecraft passes by or goes into orbit around a planet or moon.

What do scientists think forms the moon's core?
Scientists think the moon has a small iron core.

What happened on the moon during the period of Late, Heavy Bombardment?
By whatever means it came to be in place, as the Moon finished forming, about 4 billion years ago, the surface continued to be bombarded by the remains of planetary material (planetismals) available nearby. This period is the same for all planets, and is called the Period of Late, Heavy Bombardment. During this time the moon warmed, differentiated, and experienced volcanism. There is abundant evidence of volcanic plains from this time period.

Why is the moon the primary cause of Earth’s tides?
Due to the moon’s proximity, the gravitational influence of the moon pulls water and land on Earth’s side closest to the moon towards it.

What causes tides on Earth?
Tides on Earth are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull, the sun’s gravitational pull, and Earth’s landscape.

What are the maria on the surface on the moon?
The maria are large, dark patches on the moon. They are seas of lava that flowed out of the moon’s interior, filled various impact craters, and cooled to solid rock.

Why doesn’t a solar eclipse occur every time during the new moon?
The moon’s orbit is slightly tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit around the sun. Therefore, the three rarely line up perfectly.

What causes a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth line up perfectly, and the moon casts a shadow on Earth.

What causes a lunar eclipse?
A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon line up perfectly, and Earth casts a shadow on the moon during its full moon phase.

Why does the moon have phases?
As the moon orbits Earth, varying portions of the moon’s illuminated surface are visible from Earth.

How is the solar system held together?
The solar system is held together by gravitational forces, balanced by the forward motion of all its components.

What is the solar system composed of?
The solar system is composed of the sun, the planets, their satellites, and many other smaller objects.



I also got a letter from the college today. Orientation and Registration is coming up, and the first one is on May 15th. I want to go to the second one, so that I have time to take my COMPASS test. I already know I'm going to do terribly on the math portion, so I really need to compensate by brushing up on my English skills. I've lost an awful lot since being homeschooled. Boooooo. ;.;