Moon Phases
Waxing means this
increasing or growing larger
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.
geosphere
The pathway the Earth takes around the Sun is called what?
orbit
The FORCE that PULLS things down or back to EARTH.
gravity
New Moon phase - the lighted side of the Moon faces ____ from the Earth
away
Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres?
atmosphere
What is "rotation?"
spinning
Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction relative to a moving object.
opposite
A complete cycle of moon phases takes this many days
29.5 days
Plants and soil are examples of which two spheres?
biosphere and geosphere
What causes the seasons?
Earth's revolution and tilt
As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?
it decreases
Waxing crescent moon can be seen after this phase and before this phase
New Moon and First Quarter Moon
Which layer of the atmosphere does weather and our breathing occur?
troposphere
The invisible line that passes through the North Pole and the South Pole is called the Earth's _____.
axis
The wheels on a moving skateboard most likely experience which type of friction?
rolling
During the First Quarter Moon, the right half appears ____ and the left side appears _____
lit/dark
Florida's unique sandy soil and subtropical rains are ideal for growing orange trees. Which of these parts of the Earth system are interacting when Florida's orange trees grow?
all of them
In the summer, many people enjoy going to the beach. There's a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is in the Southern Hemisphere. If people are there, enjoying the summer weather, what season are people experiencing in the Northern Hemisphere?
winter
What type of friction acts on an object that is not yet moving?
static