Moon Phase
What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
The Sun provides two important factors that Earth relies on. They are?
Light and Heat
State the generally accepted angle of the Earth's tilt.
23.5o
True or False: We only ever see one side of the moon from Earth.
True.
True or False? All places on Earth experience seasons due to the tilt of the Earth.
False
What is the word for when the moon is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
The time it takes for a planet to revolve or orbit around the Sun is referred to as a?
Year
In Fall, what does the Earth look like relative to the sun?
All shaded
Why is the tidal force exerted by the moon stronger that the tidal force exerted by the sun?
The moon is closer.
What season is it in Australia when the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
Summer
The moon get smaller after a full moon? What is this phase called?
waning gibbous
What happens when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?
Solar Eclipse
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
How long does it take for the moon to complete one orbit of the Earth?
27-28 days
Describe the position of the Earth in the solar system during a Lunar eclipse.
It is between the Moon and the Sun
Moon phase after the new moon?
waxing crescent
The Earth is tilted on its axis as it orbits the sun. What does this create on Earth?
Seasons
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
The equator always receives direct sunlight
Name the tide type that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line.
Spring tide
List the Earth, Moon, and Sun in descending age order:
Sun (4.6), Earth (4.5), Moon (formed about 60 MY after the solar system)
When the moon is between the Earth and the sun it is called a New Moon. What does the moon look like during this phase?
Can't see it
Invisible
Name the places on Earth where the sun only rises and sets once a year.
The poles.
The sun is visible for six months and invisible for the other six months, with one sunrise at the spring equinox (around March 21st) and one sunset at the autumnal equinox (around September 21st). During summer, the sun circles the sky without setting, during the winter, it doesn't rise at all.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were not tilted?
There would be no seasons.
Temperatures constantly warm at Equator getting colder the further you move away from it.
True or False? The Moon's orbit is expanding, taking it further away from the Earth every year.
True
What is the name given to the galaxy where our solar system is situated?
The milky way.