Rotation/Revolution
refers to the Earth spinning on its axis.
What is Rotation?
occurs when the moon blocks the sun and moon’s shadow falls on the Earth
What is solar Eclipse?
occur twice a month when the sun, Earth, and moon are lined up straight
What are Spring Tides?
is a moon that appears to get bigger each night
What is a waxing moon?
Earth sustains life while the other planets in our solar system do not. Why is this?
What is liquid water, breathable atmosphere, and a suitable amount of sunshine?
This causes day and night
What is 1 Rotation
when the Earth blocks the sun and Earth’s shadow falls on the moon
What is a lunar eclipse?
This is when the moon is at a 90° angle to the Earth and sun.
What are neap tides?
is a moon that appears to get smaller each night.
What is a waning moon?
This zone allows us to not be too close or too far from the sun.
What is the goldilocks zone?
This causes a year
What is Revolution?
This causes the greatest high tides and lowest low tides.
What are Spring tides?
When the moon is between the sun and Earth, none of the moon is reflected. This is called what?
What is a new moon?
Has a rocky composition and is closer to the sun.
What are the inner planets?
refers to the movement of one object around another object in space.
What is Revolution?
are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
What is tides?
This causes the lowest difference between high tides and low tides.
What are neap tides?
When the moon is opposite the sun and Earth, all of the light is reflected. This is a what?
What is a full moon?
Made up of gas, larger, spread farther apart, cooler temperatures.
What are the outer planets?
the imaginary line that passes through Earth’s center and the north and south poles.
What is the axis?
Mrs.Richardson fav Color?
What is the color Pink?