Seasons
What is the reason for the seasons?
The Earth is at a 23.5 degree tilt. When the tilt causes the hemispheres to be closer or farther from the Sun.
Can we see the New Moon with the naked human eye? Explain.
No, the New Moon has the far side facing the Sun so the side facing us is not illuminated, therefore being dark and not visible.
What phase is the moon during a lunar eclipse?
Full Moon
What are the two main types of tides?
Neap and Spring tides
How many planets are in our solar system?
eight
What is the summer solstice? When is it?
It is the longest day of the year. June 21.
What are the phases of the Moon in order. Starting with the New Moon.
New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third (last) quarter moon, waning crescent
What is the Latin meaning for penumbra?
almost shadow
What moon phases causes a spring tide?
Full Moon or New Moon
List the planets in order, starting closest to the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
What is an equinox?
An astronomical event that happens twice a year where the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator. Results in nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
What does gibbous mean?
Bulging, convex. For a moon it refers to being more than half illuminated but not quite fully.
Why do lunar eclipses occur?
When the Earth passes 'perfectly' between the Sun and the Moon.
What moon phases causes a Neap Tide?
First or third quarter moon
What planet has a visible storm? What is it called?
Jupiter, Great Red Spot
What is a perihelion?
The point in the planet's orbit around the Sun where it comes closest to the sun.
What is the difference between a waning and a waxing crescent? Be specific in phase and what is visible.
Why are lunar eclipses red?
Where was the geographical location that is reknowned for the highest tides in the world?
Bay of Fundy
What is the hottest planet?
Venus
The southern hemisphere is experiencing their summer solstice.
Why do we only see the same side of the moon? Looking for a specific vocab word
synchronous rotation or tidally locked
What causes a 'ring of fire'?
When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth but the moon is further away causing it to be directly in front of the sun with a 'ring' of sunlight around the moon.
What causes the tidal bulge?
the gravitational pull of the moon (and sun) combined with Earth's centrifugal force
What is the closest dwarf planet to the Earth?
Ceres