Earth
What is waning?
Tides are caused by..
the pull of gravity by the sun and moon
The earth's only satellite.
What is the moon?
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
What is one day or 24 hours?
The earth's only star.
What is the sun?
Which two phases of the moon cause High high tides and Low low tides?
Full Moon and New Moon
The process by which rocks are "weathered."
What is erosion?
The Moon shows (how many)____ side(s) to the Earth.
What is only one side?
It takes 365 and 1/4 days for earth to do one _______ around the sun.
What is a Revolution?
This phase occurs when the lit half of the Moon is facing AWAY from Earth.
What is New Moon?
True or false? Depending on the time of the month we can see either the near side of the moon or the far side
False
What are New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent?
What is the main cause of seasons on earth?
Earths tilt on its axis
____causes the seasons on Earth.
What is the sun?
Theory of Pangaea or theory of one large landmass billions of years ago.
What is the theory of Continental Drift?
The variable in an experiment that is NOT changed.
What is the control variable?
Rock and metal are what the ____ is made out of.
What is the moon?
The third planet from the sun.
What is the Earth?
Type of rock made from molten lava.
What is igneous?
Why does the moon appear to give us light at night?
What is reflection of light from the sun?
The lunar phase cycle takes____ days for the moon to revolve around earth.
What is 29.5 Earth days?