Phenomenon
What is the phenomenon called that happens twice a year in New York?
What is Manhattanhenge
Why does the Earth experience seasons?
Because it is on a tilt and revolves around the sun.
Where does the Moon get its light from?
What is the Sun
What is a solar eclipse?
What is the moon eclipsing the Sun
What is the force that causes tides?
What is gravity
What is another name for the North Star?
Polaris
In what month is the Sun’s angle the lowest?
December
What direction does the Moon move around the Earth?
What is counterclockwise
What is a lunar eclipse?
What is the Earth eclipsing the moon
About how long does a low tides last? About how long does a high tide last?
What is 6-12 hours
What are the 2 dates that Manhattanhenge happens each year?
What is May 30 and July 11 or 12
In what month is the Sun’s angle the highest?
June
How long does it take for the Moon to orbit the Earth?
What is 27-29 days
Draw the position of the moon, sun, and earth in a Lunar Eclipse
What is Sun, Earth, and moon
What's the tide called when the earth, moon, and sun line up during a new moon?
What is a Spring Tide
What angle is the Earth tilted at?
23.5 degrees
If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Winter
Write the moon phases starting with a New Moon
What is new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent
Draw the position of the moon, sun, and earth in a solar eclipse
What is Sun, moon, and earth
What's the tide called when the sun is overtaking the moon's gravity causing a more moderate low tide?
What is a Neap Tide
Why do we have a leap year every 4 years?
What is the Earth's orbit takes 365.25 days, and we need to add a day to keep our calendar accurate.
What direction does the Earth orbit around the Sun?
What is counterclockwise
Because it is a quarter of the way around the Earth
Why does the moon appear red in a lunar eclipse?
What is the sun's light getting trapped in Earth's atmosphere leaving behind the red from it's rainbow of colors