Moon Phase
True or False: The Moon revolves around the Sun.
True.
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
What happens when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth?
Solar Eclipse
What is a tide?
rise and fall of ocean water
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of Earth and Orbit
What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
How long does it take for the Earth to travel around the Sun?
What does this cause?
What is 365 days?
Causes Seasons
What is the result of the Earth's shadow being cast on the moon?
lunar eclipse
What is the alignment of the Earth Sun and Moon during a spring tide?
Form a straight line (Sun Moon Earth OR Sun Earth Moon)
True or False: The tilt of Earth's axis changes direction during it's revolution around the sun.
False.
Does the moon get smaller or larger after a full moon? What is the phase?
Smaller
waning gibbous
the property of an object to resist change in motion
(moving objects stay moving, objects at rest stay at rest)
Where would you be if you experience a total solar eclipse?
the moon's umbra
What is the alignment of the Earth sun and Moon during a neap tide?
a right angle (90*)
How long is the moon cycle, or how long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
about one month
If Jack sees a full moon tonight, when will he see new moon?
About two weeks
Two objects are 1 meter apart. Object A has a mass of 4 grams and Object B has a mass of 8 grams.
Another two objects are 2 meters apart. Object C has a mass of 4 grams and Object D has a mass of 8 grams.
Which set of objects (A and B) or (C and D) have the strongest force of gravity? Why?
Objects A and B
Further distance means less gravitational attraction
What moons do lunar and solar eclipses occur during?
Lunar - full moon
Solar - new moon
What causes tides?
The gravitational pull from the moon and sun on Earth
Solstice- sun is far north or south (longest or shortest day of the year)
Equinox- sun is over equator (equal day and night)
What is the moon phase when the moon is between the Earth and the sun?
What does the moon look like?
New Moon
Can't see moon
Explain how the moon stays in orbit around the Earth.
Gravity pulls the moon toward Earth
Inertia keeps the moon moving forward
They combine to form the elliptical orbit of the moon.
How does an eclipse happen?
the Earth, moon and sun align in their orbit
The differences in tides for a particular beach during the week have been calculated.
Mon = 0.8
Tues = 0.7
Wed = 0.6
Thurs = 0.4
What type of tide is approaching? Why?
Neap tide
The differences are decreasing.
The 8 phases of the Moon in order.
What is New Moon, waxing Cresent Moon, First Quarter Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, Full Moon, waning Gibbous Moon, Last Quarter moon, and Waning crescent moon?