Level 1
When there is equal amount of sunlight and darkness, it is a(an)
equinox
What is the day in which there is the MOST amount of darkness?
Winter solstice
What causes the angle of the sun's rays to change during the year on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth's axis
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is the way the Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.
The imaginary line that runs from north to south polar regions and is tilted is known as...
Axis
What is the day in which there is the MOST amount of sunlight?
Summer solstice
Why is it colder in the winter than in the summer?
The Earth is tilted toward the sun in the summer and is away in the winter.
Season's are caused by Earth's
orbit and tilted axis.
Why can the moon be seen at night?
The moon reflects light from the Sun.
Rays hit the Earth at a RIGHT angle, it is known as...
Direct
What is the correct tilt of the Earth?
23.5 degrees
The amount of time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun is known as one
Year
Which of these occurs during a Solar Eclipse?
When the moon blocks the sun's ray from reaching Earth.
What keeps planets within the Solar System?
The gravitational force between the planets and the Sun
The Earth's Rotation causes us to experience...
Day and Night
What is a vernal equinox?
The first day of spring
Why do we have leap years?
To account for the .25 of a year it takes to get around the sun.
When the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator, what will happen?
Equinox
The sun is known as a ...
Star
If you live in this region then you experience 4 seasons
Mid-Latitudes
If it is winter in the southern hemisphere, what is the season in the northern hemisphere?
Summer
What are the days of the year that have the greatest or least amount of sunlight?
Solstices
Which gives the correct order of the moon's phases?
new moon, first quarter, full moon, third quarter
The study of the Earth, Sun, and Planets is known as...
Astronomy
Tides that cause high tides to be at there highest and low tides to be at their lowest point are known as...
Spring Tides