Lunar Cycle and Eclipses
What type of eclipse can damage ypur eyes if you don't wear safety glasses?
Solar Eclipse
What scale measures tornadoes?
Enhanced Fujita or EF Scale
What are the four types of precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
List the planets in order.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the luminosity of a star?
The brightness
How many moon phases are there?
8
What happens to a hurricane when it reaches land?
It begins to weaken.
What is the difference between condensation and evaporation?
Evaporation is when liquid turns to a gas (water vapor) and condensation is when water vapor turns to liquid.
List the terrestrial planets. (In the correct order)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Farmers used to use constellations to track...
seasons
When Earth is directly between the moon and sun what type of eclipse is occuring?
Lunar eclipse
What is the difference between an extince and dormant volcano?
They both haven't erupted in a while, but dormant is expected to erupt again while extinct volcanoes will never erupt again.
What are the three main cloud shapes?
Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus
List the Gas and Ice Giants. (In the correct order)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
The H-R Diagram shows the relation ship between...
Luminosity and Temperature
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing is when the moon is growing large and waning is when the moon is getting smaller.
What is the difference between a seismograph and seismogram?
The seismogrpah is the device that measures earthquake waves and the seismogram is what the waves are recorded on.
The prefix nimbo or suffix nimbus usually means __________ producing clouds
storm
What are sunspots?
Dark areas on the surface of the sun that are colder than the areas around them.
When a massive star reaches the end of its lifecycle it can become one of two types of stars... What are they?
Black hole or neutron star
List the moon phases in the correct order beginning with New Moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent
List the stages leading up to a Hurricane.
1. Tropical Disturbance 2. Tropical Depression 3. Tropical Storm 4. Hurricane
What two main factors drive the water cycle?
The sun's energy and gravity
What is the corana of the sun?
The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere
What constellation includes the north star?
Ursa Minor