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Chapter 28 Assessment
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4. During which of the following is the Sun directly overhead at 23.5 north
latitude?
a. summer solstice
9. List the types of shadows as well as the types of eclipses that will be seen
by an observer on the unlit side of Earth.
•The first diagram (top) illustrates a total lunar eclipse. Where the Moon
enters the Earth’s umbra in its entirety. An observer on Earth will witness a
reddish colored moon, which occurs as a result of the refracting effect of
the Earth’s atmosphere upon sunlight that in the end reaches the Moon.
Tomás Monzón May 13, 2008
Earth Space Science Period 6
•The second diagram (bottom) illustrates a partial lunar eclipse, where
only half the Moon enters the Earth’s umbra. In such a situation, half the
Moon (the one in the penumbra) will be slightly more visible than the
other half (the one in the umbra).
13. Of all types of electromagnetic radiation, which can the human eye
detect?
•The humane ye only possess the ability of perceiving visible light.
14. How did the mountain ranges around the maria on the Moon form?
•Around 3.1 – 3.8 billion years ago in lunar history, during the formation
of its maria, the previous bombardment caused lava to well up to the
Moon’s surface from its interior. The lava filled up all the impact basins
caused by the impact craters, save for the rims of these basins. These rims
later became the mountain ranges characteristic of lunar maria.
15. Why are the temperature fluctuations on the surface of the Moon so
extreme compared to those on Earth?
•The extreme lunar temperature fluctuations are due to the absence of a
lunar atmosphere. In presence of the Sun, the lunar surface may be heated
up to around 400 K, where as it may cool down to -173 K in the Sun’s
absence.