Solar cycles
Seasons
Moon Phases
Tides
Vocabulary
100
What is in the center of our solar system?
the sun
100
What are the four seasons?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
100
The moon produces no light yet it shines because _____
it reflects the light of the sun
100
How long passes between each high tide and low tide?
six hours
100
The Earth rotates around an imaginary line called its_____
axis
200
Day and night are caused by _______.
the Earth's rotation.
200
When it is summer time, North America is facing _______ the sun.
towards
200
On a clear night when you cannot see any moon at all, it is called the ____________.
New Moon
200
How many low tides are there in one day?
two
200
Describe our solar system?
It is made up of eight planets, their moons, and the sun
300
The moon revolves around the ______.
Earth
300
When it is winter, North America is facing ______ from the sun.
away
300
On a clear night when you see the entire moon as a whole circle, it is called a ______.
Full Moon
300
How many high tides are there in one day?
two
300
What does orbit mean?
the path an object follows as it moves around another object
400
The Earth is tilted on its _______.
axis
400
At what line is the temperature a lot warmer?
The Equator
400
What are the four major moon phases?
First Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon, New Moon
400
What is a tide?
Tides are the rise and fall of the ocean's water level.
400
What is a revolution?
Each complete orbit the earth makes around the sun.
500
Because the Earth revolves around the sun, we have different _________.
seasons
500
What is our sun made up of?
It is made of hot gasses.
500
What are all eight moon phases?
First Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon, New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Waning Crescent, Waxing Gibeous, Waning Gibeous
500
What causes the tides to change?
The ocean's tides are caused by the pull of gravity from the moon, Earth and sun
500
It takes one year for the Earth to orbit the sun and make one complete _________.
Revolution
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