Vocabulary
Tides
Seasons
Galaxies
HR Diagram
100
Spinning on its axis
What is Rotation?
100
During these phases of the moon will the Earth experience higher than normal high tides and lower than normal low tides.
What is new and full?
100
The southern hemisphere is experiencing Summer at this location in the diagram.
What is D?
100
What is a spiral galaxy?
A flat, disk-shaped galaxy
100
A huge cloud of gas and dust held by gravity
What is a nebula?
200
Divides the earth in half giving us the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
What is the equator?
200
This is the main cause for tides on Earth.
What is the moon's gravity?
200
This causes seasons to occur on Earth.
What is Earths tilt on its axis and revolution around the sun?
200
We live in this type of galaxy.
What is a Spiral Galaxy?
200
These stars are hot but dim.
What are white dwarfs?
300
Huge system of millions or billions of stars, with gas and dust held by gravity
What is a galaxy?
300
These phases look to be half full, but it is not and it causes very little change between high and low tides.
What are the quarter phases?
300
This is the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is March 20 or 21st?
300
Galaxies are classified by this characteristic.
What is their shape?
300
The sun is located in this region.
What is the Main Sequence?
400
A chart that graphs stars brightness and temperature
What is the HR diagram?
400
This moon phase would cause what type of tides?
What are spring tides?
400
September 21st marks the first day of this season in the Northern hemisphere.
What is fall or autumn?
400
The three types of galaxies are ____________.
What are Spiral, Elliptical, and Irregular?
400
The hottest stars are this color.
What is Blue-White?
500
The difference between high and low tide.
What is the tidal range?
500
This moon phase causes this type of tidal range.
What is a big tidal range?
500
This date marks the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere.
What is the December solstice?
500
A random, scattered galaxy that doesn't form and shape.
What is an irregular galaxy?
500
Our star the sun is what size and temperature?
What is average size and temperature?