Definitions
Seasons
Tides and Eclipses
Moon
Leftovers
100
the act of spinning around
Rotation
100
When we are having winter in Minnesota, what season are people in Australia having?
Summer
100
If there is a high tide on one side of the earth, what kind of tide is occurring on the opposite side?
High Tide
100
TRUE or FALSE
Earth is the only planet that has a moon
FALSE
100
The word "month" comes from the Proto-Germanic word for what?
Moon
200
the path one object takes around another object
Orbit
200
During spring time on the Northern Hemisphere, what is happening to the amount of daylight hours?
They are getting longer
200
What causes a SOLAR eclipse
The moon comes between the Earth and the sun to block out the sunlight
200
What planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
(It has 52!)
200
TRUE or FALSE:
Planets rotate at different speeds
TRUE
300
What is the blocking of light shining from one object in space onto another.
Eclipse
300
What hemisphere do we live on?
The Northern Hemisphere
300
How can the smaller moon block out the bigger sun?
The moon is much closer to the Earth
300
When the moon looks like this, what is it called?
Full Moon
300
The word "planet" comes from the Greek word for what?
Wanderer
400
What is one-half of Earth’s surface, usually above or below the Equator.
Hemisphere
400
The spring _______ takes place on March 20th. This is when both halves of the hemisphere are equal distance from the sun.
Equinox
400
What is the difference between a partial eclipse and a total eclipse?
Total solar eclipse is when the whole sun is blocked partial is when the moon only blocks part of the sun
400
What causes the moon to be lit up?
the sun
400
What is the name of the invisible line that divides the earth into 2 halves
Equator
500
What is the way an object appears to move, not whether or how it actually moves
Apparent Motion
500
The summer _______ has the longest hours of daylight of any day in the year.
Solstice
500
What pulls on the earth creating tides
the moon's gravity
500
How long does it take the moon to complete one full cycle of phases?
29.5 days
500
What word means how far north or south something is from the equator?
Latitude