Moon Phases
The layers of the Earth...
What is the crust, mantle, and inner/outer core?
How many tides happen each day?
What is 4? 2-high and 2-low
What is rotation
The heat from the ________ ________ causes the convection currents inside Earth.
What is the inner core?
At what phase does the Moon appear to be a white circle?
What is Full Moon?
The process that caused the separation of Pangea ?
What is Continental Drift
Which celestial object has a greater effect on tidal forces on Earth?
What is the moon?
When Earth orbits around the Sun, it is called _______________?
What is revolution
TRUE or FALSE: Plate Tectonics, Wind, and Ocean currents are all caused by convection
What is true
What causes the moon to change shape?
What is the Earth's shadow being cast on it and we are only able to see the part the sun is shining on?
The crust is broken up into pieces called _______________
What are tectonic plates
Which causes high tides to be higher and low tides to be lower?
Spring Tide (when the Sun-Moon-and Earth are all in a line)
How is the earth tilted when it is winter here?
What is: Away from the sun
During a convection current the hot fluid is (more dense or less dense) and will (rise or sink).
What is less dense and will rise
How long is the moon phase cycle?
What is about 28 days
Name one of the three ways plates can interact?
What is (1) They can come together. (2) They can move apart. (3) They can slide past one another.
What forces cause the Earth's tides?
What is the moon's gravity and centrifugal force due to inertia
Are the days shorter on the June solstice or the December Solstice? Why?
What is: The December solstice, because the earth is tilted away from the sun
When you heat up an object, the particles in the object move ____________.