Summer in the Southern Hemisphere occurs when the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
100
When the moon moves from Full moon to New moon what is happening to the amount of light being reflected from its surface?
It is decreasing.
100
How would Spring Tides be effected if the Sun were twice as far away from the earth?
Spring tides would be slightly lower because there would be less gravitational pull from the Sun.
100
What type of eclipse occurs when the sun shines on the moon which then cast its shadow on the earth?
Solar eclipse
100
Where on Earth can the Sun be visible for 24 hours a day in the summer?
The Arctic Circle (North of 60 degree north latitude)
200
What would cause the Earth to no longer have any seasons?
If it was not tilted on its axis.
200
In which direction does the moon revolve around the earth?
Counterclockwise
200
What positioning of the Sun, moon, and Earth have the greatest effect on ocean tides?
Spring tides. Either:
Sun, moon (New moon), Earth Sun-->moon-->Earth
or
Sun, Earth, moon (Full moon) Sun-->Earth-->moon
200
When progressing from a new moon to a full moon what will you see regarding the moon's visibility?
It will increase.
200
What explains why summers on Earth are hotter than winters?
The tilt of the Earth on it's axis.
300
By looking at a diagram, how could you tell the Northern Hemisphere was experiencing winter?
Earth's Northern Hemisphere would be tilted away from the Sun.
300
Between what two phases in the lunar cycle would you find waxing gibbous?
Between 1st Quarter and Full moon.
300
How can you determine there is a Neap tide?
The moon and Sun form a right angle with the Earth.
Or another way is to determine that the moon is in either its 1st Quarter or 3rd Quarter phase.
300
What is it called when the moon's visibility is decreasing from right to left?
Waning
300
If a person is 65 years old how many trips around the Sun have they made?
65
400
A model displays tilted Earth as it revolves around the Sun. How would you determine Earth's position during springtime in the Northern Hemisphere?
Find Earth's position that shows the Norther Hemisphere tilted away from the Sun (Winter) and then move counterclockwise to the Earth's next position (Spring).
400
People are often used to model the relative positioning of the Sun, Earth, and moon and their movements. What is a drawback of doing this regarding sunlight and moon positions?
This method would not show how sunlight effects the moon's appearance.
400
Which moon phase is visible immediately following a new moon?
Waxing Crescent
400
How can you can tell a moon is waxing?
The visible portion is increasing from right to left.
400
What determines seasons on Earth? Choose one or more:
Earth's rotation; Earth's tilt; Sun's rotation; moon's rotation; moon's tilt; Sun's revolution.
Earth's tilt
500
What can be said regarding daylight hours when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun and the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun?
There are more daylight hours in the Southern Hemisphere and fewer daylight hours in the Norther Hemisphere.
500
What is the appearance of a 3rd Quarter moon phase?
The left one-half of the moon is visible.
500
What has the greatest effect on ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon.
500
To correctly show moon phases, a model should have a light source shown through which phase?
New moon
500
The portion of the moon that was visible increased from 1% to 8% over a three day period. What phase was the moon in?