Climate Change
What do we call the melting of polar ice caps, glaciers, and thermal expansion of water causing in coastal cities?
Sea Level Rise
What is the term used to describe INCREASING light on the moon?
Waxing
What type of eclipse happens when the moon blocks out the sun, causing a shadow path of Totality across Earth? (Your response should have 3 words)
What is the term for a small space rock found in the atmosphere?
Meteor
Draw a comet and label the 4 parts. Include position of the sun.
Nucleus, Coma, Gas tail, Dust tail
What new effect of climate change did we experience in Cincinnati in the summer of 2023?
Poor air quality due to wildfire smoke
What term is used to describe a moon phase that is 3/4 illuminated?
Gibbous
What moon phase has to happen for a lunar eclipse?
Full Moon
The main difference between asteroids and meteoroids is...
Size (asteroids are much bigger)
What are comets often called?
Dirty snowballs
List two ways you can help reduce your carbon footprint.
Use public transport, eat less meat, use renewables, waste less
Draw a waning crescent phase.
See drawing on the board.
What part of the sun is visible during a solar eclipse?
Corona
Asteroids that intersect Earth's orbital path are called...
Earth-crossers
What happens to a comets tails as it gets further from the sun?
Decrease in size, both coma and tails.
Slow in speed.
Why is the greenhouse effect a good thing and a bad thing?
The greenhouse effect keeps Earth warm enough for life, but excess GHGs are causing too much heat to get trapped.
What term is used to describe the two moon phases before and after a new moon?
Crescent
What type of tide happens during a 3rd quarter moon?
Neap
What causes a meteor shower?
Earth passing through a debris field - often leftovers from a comet or asteroid.
What happens to a comet in its orbit as it gets closer to the sun? WHY?
It speeds up due to the increasing force of gravity.
What has the CO2 maximum been for the past 800,000 years, and what is the current CO2 level in the atmosphere? (in PPM)
Past maximum 280-300ppm, current level 421ppm
What difference (in degrees) in the orbital tilts of the Earth and Moon is the reason we do not see an eclipse every month?
5 degrees
What type of eclipse happens when the moon blocks out most of the sun, but the shadow doesn't touch the earth? (Your response should include 3 words)
Annular Solar Eclipse
Other than the main asteroid belt in the middle of the solar system, there is another belt in the outer solar system called...
What is the hypothesized home of long range comets?
The Oort Cloud