Earth's Motions
What tide would you experience during a new moon
What is spring tide
Nuclear power plants use which form of nuclear energy
What is nuclear fission
What causes the changing of the seasons?
What is Earth's tilted axis
What month of the year in Ramseur NC would have the least number of daylight hours?
What is December
Why does the moon's gravity have greater effect on Earth's tides than the sun's gravity?
What is closeness to Earth
Each cycle of the tide (high and low) occurs in what time frame?
What is 12 hours and 25 minutes
What reaction produces most of the sun's energy
What is nuclear fusion
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one what?
What is Earth's rotation
What is the latitude of the north pole
What is 90 degrees North
What month in the northern hemisphere does Earth experience aphelion?
What is July
During neap tide which phases will the moon most likely be in?
What is 1st quarter or 3rd quarter
Visible light is located on the electromagnetic spectrum between which two types of waves
What is infrared and ultraviolet
In the northern hemisphere, what is the date of the winter solstice?
What is December 21
Double Jeopardy Make your wager......
What is March 20 21
Which of Earth's movements are responsible for slight changes in seasons?
What is precession and nutation
An earth centered solar system is referred to as the __________ model?
What is geocentric model
Which electromagnetic wave type has the highest frequency?
What is gamma rays
What is the days of the year where day light and night hours are the same?
What are the fall and spring equinox
What element must be present for combustion to occur?
What is oxygen
A star moving away from the Earth would display what?
What is red shift
Name the eight phases of the moon in order......
What is new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
Which form of electromagnetic radiation has the highest energy?
What is gamma rays
Why are the summers warmer than the winters?
What is more direct rays of sunlight
What does Kepler's 2nd law state?
What is Planets in our solar system orbit faster at perihelion than aphelion because they are closest to the sun