Reasons for the Seasons
What is winter
The equinox that follows winter.
The days when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
What are soltstices?
This is the phase where the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are lined up directly in that order.
What is the full moon?
These are the two (basic) types of tides.
What are high and low?
When it is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is summer
The autumnal equinox occurs on this date.
What is September 21 or 22?
June 21st
What is the summer solstice?
This is the phase where the Sun, Moon, and the Earth are lined up directly in that order.
What is the new moon?
Tides are caused mainly by how much the ________'s gravity pulls on different parts of the Earth.
What is the moon?
This is the third planet from the sun.
What is Earth?
Day and night are each about this long during an equinox.
What is 12 hours?
December 21st
What is the winter solstice?
This phase happens just after the new moon.
What is the waxing crescent?
These tides are characterized by the Sun, Moon, and Earth lining up in a straight line.
What are spring tides?
This is the tilt of the Earth in degrees.
What is 23.5?
The vernal equinox occurs on this day.
What is March 20 or 21?
The shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere is this in the Northern Hemisphere. (be specific)
What is either the summer solstice or June 21st?
This phase happens right after the full moon.
What is the waning gibbous?
These tides are characterized by the Moon being at a ninety degree angle from the Sun.
What are neap tides?
The time of year in the Southern Hemisphere when the sun reaches its greatest distance north of the equator.
What is winter?
What does the word equinox mean?
What is "equal night"?
The longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere is this in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is December 21st or the Winter solstice?
This is the phase before the waxing gibbous.
What is the First Quarter?
This causes the 24 hour cycle of the tides.
What is the rotation of the Earth?