Seasons
Moon
Weather & Path of the Sun
Systems & Earth Motions
Other
100
Which season is beginning in New York State on the day represented in the diagram?
Summer
100
What kind of eclipse can happen during a new moon?
Solar eclipse
100
What is the name of the weather instrument used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
100
Why do constellations appear to move throughout the course of 1 night?
Earth's rotation
100
List ALL the terrestrial and Jovian planets
Terrestrial:
• Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars
Jovian:
• Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune
200
When Earth is closest to the Sun, which season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter
200
Draw the phase of the moon for position 3
Full moon
200
Which date did this path of the Sun occur on:
March 21
June 21
September 21
December 21
December 21
200
It's 11am in NYC, what time is it in Denver?
9am
200
What is the altitude of Polaris if you are in Watertown, NY
44 degrees
300
How many hours of daylight will an observer in New York State experience when Earth is at position A?
12 hours
300
Explain why we only see the same side of the moon from Earth.
Period of rotation and revolution are the same (27.3 days)
300
Identify the date of the sunrise position when the insolation from the noontime Sun will be most intense in NYC.
A: 6/21
B. 5/21
C. 4/21
D. 3/21
June 21
300
Foucault’s Pendulum is evidence for Earth’s...
rotation
300
Do we have a HELIOCENTRIC or GEOCENTRIC model of our solar system? What does it mean?
The Sun is at the center of the solar system. • All solar system objects revolve around the Sun. • Earth revolves around the Sun. • The planets revolve around the Sun.
400
On what date is the angle of insolation the lowest in the Northern hemisphere?
December 21
400
Draw the moon phase for position 4
Waning gibbous
400
I am an air mass that originates on the Florida Gulf Coast. Which air mass am I?
mT
400
Describe the pattern of surface wind circulation around a low-pressure system
Counter-Clockwise
400
I let go of my balloon. In which LAYER of the atmosphere will the balloon burst?
STRATOSPHERE
500
Draw a picture of the Earth and the Sun on December 21st. Include Earth’s tilt in your sketch.
500
During which moon positions will we have the highest high tides and the lowest low tides? BONUS - what is this type of tide called?
1 and 5
BONUS - spring tide
500
Draw a diagram showing what the path of the Sun would be on March 21
Rises due east, hits altitude of about 49 degrees, sets due west
500
What are time zones across Earth based on?
Earth's 15°/hour rate of ROTATION
500
Calculate the gradient between points X and Y in feet per mile. The distance= 3 miles and the change in elevation= 50 feet.
16.67 feet per miles (ft/mi)