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Where is the position of the moon during a new moon?
The earth is tilting away from the sun.... What season is it?
Winter
How long does it take for earth to complete 1 rotation.
24 hours
A dead organism preserved in rock
Fossil
If a rock body cuts across already deposited rock layers, the law of cross cutting states it must be ______ than the rocks it cuts across.
Younger
Which moon phases mean the sun's light is decreasing causing the moon to look like it is getting smaller?
waning
The Earth is not tilting towards or away from the sun. What season is it?
Spring or Fall
When the moon blocks the earth from getting sunlight.
Solar Eclipse
what season would this be?
summer
What is the order from oldest to youngest of these rock layers?
E,B,C,D,A
What would happen if the moon did not orbit earth?
No phases. Always look the same.
It would always get the same amount of light and there would not be different phases.
What season would this be?
How long does it take for earth to complete one revolution?
365.25 days
A timeline in rock layers that shows Earth's major events.
Geologic timescale
By seeing how long it takes rocks to decay, and by dating moon rocks and meteorites, scientists have concluded Earth is about ____ years old.
About 4.5 or 4.6 Billion Years Old
What causes a full moon?
The side of the moon that is reflecting the sunlight can be seen on earth.
Which season gets the most direct sunlight causing for longer days?
summer
What causes day and night?
Earth rotating every 24 hours.
Daytime= side facing the sun.
Nighttime = side facing away from the sun
The shortest day of the year, with the least amount of sunlight is....
winter solstice
A special type of fossil that helps scientist date the layer of rock it was found in
Index Fossil
Which moon phases mean the sun's light is increase causing the moon to look like it is getting bigger?
Waxing
The tilt of earth causing earth to receive more or less direct sunlight.
When Earth's shadow blocks the sun's light from the moon.
Lunar Eclipse
When the sun is at it's highest position in the sky it is called...
Solar noon