Earth's Movement
Seasons
Moon
Tides
Extra
100
The imaginary line that Earth spins on
What is axis?
100
When the north pole is tilted away from the sun, what season do we experience in the Northern hemisphere?
What is winter
100
The length of time it takes the moon to orbit Earth.
What is what is 27.3 Days?
100
What causes the tides in large bodies of water.
What is the moon's gravitational pull.
100
What number planet is Earth from the sun?
What is third
200
The spinning of Earth on its axis
What is rotation?
200
When the northern hemisphere is experiencing spring, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
What is Fall?
200
The length of time it takes the moon to rotate on its axis.
What is 27.3 days?
200
Which tide occurs during a full moon and new moon?
What is spring tide
200
Earth orbits the sun in what type of pattern?
What is elliptical or oval.
300
The movement of Earth around the sun
What is revolution?
300
Seasons are caused by what?
What is the tilt of the Earth?
300

The only natural satellite of Earth

What is the moon?
300
What tide occurs during a first quarter and last quarter moon.
What is a neap tide.
300
Why does Earth appear blue in space?
What is it is 70% water.
400
The degree of Earth's tilt
What is 23.5 degrees?
400
Two days of the year when the sun reaches its greatest distance north and south of the equator.

Name both.

What is Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice?
400
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing is growing larger and waning is decreasing or getting smaller.
400
If high tide occurs at 8 AM, when will the next high tide be?
What is 8 PM
400
How long is one of Earth's rotations?
What is 24 hours or 1 day
500
Earth rotates counterclockwise causing the sun to rise in the _________ and set in the ________
What is East and West?
500
The two days of the year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun. Name both.
What is Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox?
500

How much of the moon is receiving light during a new moon?

Half of the moon is always receiving sunlight, but during a new moon that face of the moon is away from Earth so we don't see the moon.

500
Describe the alignment of the earth, moon, and sun during a neap tide.
The line between Earth and the sun is at right angles to the between Earth and the moon.
500
How long is one of Earth's revolutions?
What is 365 days or 1 year
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