What date does summer begin in the northern hemisphere?
What is June 21
100
Which moon cannot be seen?
What is a new moon
100
Define Revolution.
What is the movement of an object around another object.
100
What is the difference between low tide and high tide?
What is high tide is when the water is at its highest level, while low tide is when the water is at its lowest level.
100
The moon is Earth's natural ____________.
What is satellite
200
During an winter solstice, the sun is tilting __________ the sun
What is away
200
How many phases does the moon go through?
What is eight
200
Define rotation
What is the spinning motion of an object on its axis.
200
How many tides are there in a 24 hour period (1 day)?
What is 2 high tides and 2 low tides.
200
Earth's orbit is ______________.
What is elliptical.
300
What date is the first day of spring
What is March 21
300
How many phases of the moon?
What is 8 phases
300
How long does it take earth to rotate?
What is 24 hours (1 day)
300
What causes tides?
What is the gravitational force from the moon and also, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and wind
300
How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?
What is 365 1/4 days (1 year)
400
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
What is 365 1/4 days
400
What is the difference between the term waxing and waning?
What is waxing means increasing or growing larger, waning means decreasing or growing smaller
400
Give an example of an object revolving around another object.
What is answers will vary
400
For what type of professions and/or activities would you want to know the height of the tides?
What is fisherman,surfing, boating...
400
What does the term "illuminated" mean?
What is illuminated objects reflect light.
500
What is the difference between a solstice and equinox?
What is A solstice is when a point in Earth's orbit is tilted toward or away from the sun.
An equinox is when Earth neither is tilted toward or away from the sun. During an equinox daytime and nighttime are of equal length.
500
Starting with new moon, name all the phases of the moon.
What is new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibous, last quarter, waning crescent, and back to a new moon.
500
The earth rotates on its ____________.
What is axis.
500
What is the difference between a spring tide and a neap tide?
What is Spring tides are tides with the greatest difference between low tide and high tide. Neap tides are tides with the least difference between high and low tide.
500
How does the sun affect our planet?
What is it heats it, creates winds, and the water cycle