Rotation vs. Revolution
When the earth spins on its axis, it is rotating or revolving?
rotating
When you cannot see the moon in the sky, what moon phase are you observing?
New Moon
How many types of tides are there?
2
What causes the seasons?
The earth's axial tilt as it revolves around the sun
Which is the smallest between the earth, moon, and sun?
The moon
When the earth moves around the sun, is it rotating or revolving?
revolving
When the moon appears fully lit up in the sky, what moon phase are you observing?
Full Moon
How many high tides and how many low tides do we experience a day?
2 of each
What causes day and night?
The rotation of the earth on its axis.
Which is the oldest between the earth, moon, and sun?
The sun
How long does it take for the earth to rotate one time on its axis?
24 hours
When the left side of the moon is lit up, what moon phase are you observing?
Last (Third) Quarter
First and last quarter, when the Earth, sun, and moon are at right angles.
Is this High Tide or Low Tide?
Low Tide
Daytime occurs when our hemisphere of earth is rotated toward the _________
sun
Which of the three has an oxygen-rich atmosphere?
Earth
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
When the right side of the moon is lit up, what moon phase are you observing?
First Quarter
Full and new moons, which are when the Earth, moon, and sun are in line.
Is this High Tide or Low Tide?
High Tide
Seasons are caused by the ______ at which sunlight strikes the surface of Earth during its annual revolution around the sun.
Word Bank:
angle
speed
time
angle
Which 2 have a solid surface?
Moon and Earth
The earth revolves around the sun and rotates on its axis. The moon simultaneously _________ around the earth.
revolves
One Month (28 days)
What is a tide and what causes them?
When ocean water moves forward and back throughout the day due to the gravitational pull of the moon.
Why do we have winter?
During the earth's revolution around the sun, it is tilted away from the sun for a portion of its orbit
the sun is made out of _____________
plasma/gas