EARTH IN SPACE
The orbit of Earth is this shape
What is an ellipse.
The beginning of summer in the Northern hemisphere
What is June 21st? (Summer Solstice)
The North Pole always points to this
What is the North Star (Polaris)?
The Earth, the Moon and the Sun are aligned and the Moon is in the middle
What is a new moon?
When the Moon's shadow falls upon the Earth; can only happen during a new moon
What is a solar eclipse?
This is the cause of day and night here on Earth
What is the Earth's rotation?
The beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere
What is June 21st (Summer Solstice).
When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is ______________ in Connecticut.
What is Winter.
The Moon is less than halfway lit and is heading to the new moon phase
What is a waning crescent?
When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow; can only occur during a full moon
What is a lunar eclipse?
One rotation of Earth takes how many hours to complete?
What is 24 hours
The 2 dates on Earth when most places receive the SAME amount of daylight and nightfall
What are March 21st and Sept. 22nd?
(Autumnal and Vernal Equinox)
When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun it is _____________ in Connecticut.
What is summer.
The moon is less than halfway lit and is heading towards the 1st quarter phase
What is a waxing crescent?
The type of tides where we experience the least difference in low and high tides
What are neap tides?
The path that an object follows as it revolves around something
What is an orbit?
The shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere
What is December 21st (Winter Solstice)
This is the major reason for Earth's seasons
What is Earth's tilt.
At perigee in its orbit, the moon is
What is nearest the Earth in its orbit?
The type of tide where we experience the highest high tides and the lowest low tides
What are spring tides?
The amount of time it takes the Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun.
What is a year? (365.25 days)
The angle of Earth's tilt
What is 23.5 degrees?
Earth's tilt impacts these two factors causing the seasons.
What is angle of insolation and length of daylight.
There is no weather on the moon because
What is there is almost no atmosphere?
Why the moon has a greater effect on the tides than the sun.
What is the moon is closer than the sun to Earth?