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Which of the following best explains why the Sun appears to move across the sky every day?
Earth rotates on its axis
What is the reason we experience Seasons?
The earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun
What are the two types of tides?
Spring and neap
When the lit side of moon appears to get bigger, we say the moon is a _______ moon.
Waxing
What are the two types of Eclipse?
Solar and Lunar
Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to Earth’s orbit at an angle of:
23.5 Degrees
The Summer Solstice occurs on:
June 22nd or 21st
The moon and the Sun each exert a gravitational pull on the Earth, and this pull has a major impact on the Earth’s:
Ocean Tides
T or F
The moon appears in a series of irregular phases that are hard to predict
false
The time when the sun is directly on the equator, and daylight hours are equal to nighttime hours is called a(n):
Equinox
The Earth rotates on its axis in a _______________________ direction.
Counter Clockwise
The ____________________ lies at 23.5 degrees South of the Equator.
Tropic of Capricorn
Which moon phase would cause the highest high tides?
New or Full Moons
What does the word Gibbous Mean?
More than Half way
Why are Solar Eclipses more rare than Lunar Eclipse?
All of the world can see a lunar eclipse, but only some people can see a Solar eclipse.
The earth is way bigger than the moon so its shadow can block the sunlight easier.
The number of hours of daylight that a location receives varies depending on how far north or south it is from the_______
Equator
What are the two event we experience each season called? These event line up with the start of that season.
Solstice and Equinox
What tide occurs during the 1st quarter moon phase?
Neap
During a New Moon what are the positions of the Sun, moon, and Earth?
Sun Moon Earth
The moon comes between the earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of the earth, is a ______eclipse.
Solar
A __________________ is one complete trip of a planet along an orbit.
Revolution
The northern hemisphere experiences summer in June, July, and August because....
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during these months.
Describe the position of the sun moon and Earth during a neap tide and a spring tide.
Neap - quarter moons
Spring - full or new moon
Name the 8 moon Phases in order starting at New moon going counter clockwise.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, 1st Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, 3rd Quarter, Waning Crescent
When the earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of the earth falls on the moon, this is a ____eclipse.
Lunar