Moon and Tides
Tides
Seasons
Seasons - 2
100
Phases of the Moon for Neap Tides
What are 1st and last (3rd) quarter moons
100
the number of high tides per day...think about moon location in a 24 hr period
2
100
Why causes seasons?
Earths tilt and Earth orbit or revolution
100
The shortest day of the year ?
the winter solstice ( December 21)
200
Spring tides occur during these moon phases
What is a new and full moons?
200
Tides that occur during the quarter moons.
What is Neap tides?
200
Differences between revolution and rotation.
What is one is a day, one is a year. Rotation, is the earth spinning on its axis. Revolution is the earth orbiting the sun. Rotation causes day and night. Revolution causes seasons.
200
Draw 4 Seasons (1 Sun 4 Earth) model
Hold up white board
300
Tides that occur when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned in a row.
What are Spring tides?
300
A large wave that forms when a high tide enters a river, estuary, or harbor.
What is a tidal bore?
300
Name the seasons if the southern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun.
winter in north america, summer in south america.
300
the season in the northern hemisphere when north pole gets to the most amount of sun. (draw a picture as well)
summer, picture shows the northern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun.
400
During which tide will the water height be at its highest level?
Spring Tides
400
Draw a Neap tides model.
Must include first quarter and last quarter
400
the tilt angle of the earth.
What is 23.5 degrees
400
why does the equator have little temperature change during the year.
What is they are always getting direct sunlight.
500
Draw a Sun Earth Moon diagram representing spring tides
Hold up white board picture
500
What causes the water levels to change in the first place?
Gravity
500
when the day and night lengths are equal (what are they called and when do they occur).
What is the spring and fall equinox.
500
What would happen if Earth rotation increased.
shorter day and night interval