Earth, Sun and Moon
The star Earth revolves around.
What is the Sun?
The season that comes after winter and is known for flowers blooming.
What is spring?
The amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate once.
What is a day or 24 hours?
The rise and fall of ocean water.
What are tides?
These tides occur when the Sun, Earth and moon are at a right angle causing the least difference between high and low tide.
What are Neap tides?
The amount of time it takes Earth to revolve around the Sun once.
What is one year (365.25 days)?
The season with the longest days and warmest temperatures.
What is summer?
The type of light the equator receives all year long.
What is direct light?
About 6 hours.
What is the difference between high and low tides?
These tides occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned, causing very high and low tides.
What are Spring tides?
This imaginary line runs through Earth from North Pole to South Pole.
What is an axis?
This season is also called fall.
What is autumn?
The type of light the poles receive.
What is indirect light?
A tide that recedes.
What is a low tide?
The celestial object that has the most significant effect on the Earth's tides.
What is the Moon?
The star Earth always points towards.
What is Polaris?
The coldest season of the year.
What is winter?
When the daylight and nightime hours are equal. This occurs in September and March.
What is an Equinox?
The difference between high and low tide.
What is tidal range?
The moon phase that occurs when the moon is between the Sun and Earth.
What is the New Moon?
The amount of time it takes the Moon to revolve around Earth.
What is 27.3 days or about a month?
The reason we have seasons.
What is the Earth's tilt?
The longest and shortest days of the year occur when Earth's axis is either pointed towards or away from the Sun.
What is a solstice?
The force that causes tidal bulges on Earth.
What is gravity?
The two moon phases when Neap tides occur.
What are the 1st and 3rd quarter moons?