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Ch 24 &25: The Moving Ocean and the Moon

Across
The study of space
Large basin areas on filled with lava
Large eddies of warm water cased by oceans currents that rise to the top
Trench-like valleys running through the maria bedrock
Large eddies of cold water cased by oceans currents that rise to the top
Closet point to to earth while in earth-orbit
The farthest point in earth orbit
Heavier and denser water masses that sink from the surface and circulate between 500 to 2000 years
Blast marks radiating from an impact crater
Area of partial shadow during an eclipse
Ocean currents that flow in the opposite direction of the wind driven ocean currents
The area of total shadow during an eclipse
Then the moon crosses in front of the sun
When the face of the moon is 1/2 to 2/3 waxing or waning
Down
A type of ocean curent that generally flows from 1000m and up
Lunar soil and loose rock material
Continuous flow of ocean water
Holes in the ground by asteroid and meteor impacts
The the earth passes between the moon and the sun
Mass concentration caused by the buried remains of meteor and asteroid impacts
Daily changes of the moon's appearance
Larger object from sand grains to mountain size
Two-week period where the moon's face grows form dark to light (fingernail to full circle)
Tiny meteors no larger than sand grains
A type of vertical circulation when cold ocean water comes to the surface
Two-week period where the moon's face grows form light to dark ( full circle to fingernail)
Gravitational expansion of the ocean caused by the moon and the sun