Moon Phases
Which way does the moon rotate?
Counter clockwise
What is the definition of potential energy?
The energy that is stored.
What defines a surface current?
The Coriolis Effect, sea water density, and upwelling.
What impacts the strength of a spring tide?
The gravitational pull of the moon.
What defines a parallel circuit?
Multiple pathways.
What does waning mean?
The moon is shrinking into a new moon.
True or false: energy is the ability to do work or cause change.
True.
What defines a deep ocean current?
A deep ocean current is cold, nutrient-rich, very salty water.
How many spring tides occur in a month?
Two
What defines a series circuit?
A single pathway for energy to flow.
What does waxing mean?
The moon is growing into a full moon.
What is the definition of kinetic energy?
An object that is in motion.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
Thermosphere.
Which moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?
Full moon
Using a microwave is what kind of heat transfer?
Radiation.
How long does it take the moon to make one complete orbit around the Earth?
It takes about one month or 27 days for the moon to make one complete orbit.
What type of energy is moving particles of matter?
Thermal energy
Which layers contain the ozone layer?
The stratosphere.
When does a solar eclipse occur?
During the day.
Convection currents occur in which state of matter?
Liquid and gas.
What is the order of the moon phases?
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent.
Combining potential and kinetic energy is what form of energy?
Mechanical energy
What happens to the air pressure as you increase in the atmosphere?
The air pressure decreases.
Which eclipse has the order of moon, earth, sun?
A lunar eclipse.
What type of circuit is used in your household? Explain why.
Parallel is used in the household because it has multiple pathways for energy to flow.