Reasons for the Seasons
What are the things that are caused by earths axis?
Seasons
What side of Earth is light?
The side that is facing towards from the sun.
What phase is the moon when it is fully lit?
Full moon.
How many solstices do we have each year?
2
What are the 2 different types of tides determined by the positions of the sun, earth, and moon?
Spring tides and Neap tides
Why do we have seasons?
Because the Earth's axis is tilted.
How many hours of sunlight do we get during the fall equinox?
12 hours
What does "gibbous" mean?
Hunchback moon
What are the 2 different types of eclipses?
Lunar and solar.
How many times a day does a high tide occur?
twice
How does the tilt effect the seasons?
If we didn't have the tilt of the Axis, there would be no seasons.
How many degrees is the Earth tilted?
23.5
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur during?
A new moon.
Which season does a Vernal equinox occur in?
Spring
What is the difference between neap and spring tides?
Spring tides have more difference between high and low tides, whereas neap tides have less difference between them.
What season begins in the Brazil on December 21st??
Summer
Why are the days longer in the summer than in the winter?
In the summer the Earth's axis points towards from the sun, and in the winter it points away.
When it is a Waning Gibbous which unequal side of the moon is illuminated?
Left.
What is the opposite of a vernal equinox?
A autumnal (fall) equinox.
How many times a month do spring and neap tides occur?
Twice
What part of Earth gets the most direct sunlight?
The equator
Where on Earth does the sun never set for six months at a time during the summer season?
North and south poles.
When the moon is between the sun and earth, what phase is it?
new moon
The term "equinox" is from the Latin language. What does equinox mean?
Equal night
What type of tide occurs during the New Moon phase?
Spring tide.