Moon phases
When Earth is between the Moon and Sun, what moon phase do we see?
Full moon
The equator stays the same temperature year-round because it…
Receives similar amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
Twice each lunar month, the Sun’s gravity ______ to the Moon’s gravity, causing ______ tides.
Answer: Adds; maximum tides
What two factors cause differences in ocean water density?
Water temperature + amount of dissolved salts
The rotation of Earth causes what cycle?
day/night cycle
when the moon gets smaller is this waxing or waning
waning
When Earth’s axis tilts toward the Sun, the hemisphere experiences…
summer
Why does the Moon influence tides more than the Sun?
because the sun is so far away from Earth.
cold water sinks and warm water rises, causing
ocean currents
a massive ball of plasma that shines because of nuclear fusion is the
sun
when the moon is between Earth and sun which moon phase is likely seen
new moon
During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the land and oceans receive more direct rays, so…
the days are longer
Does the graph showing only one high and one low tide match a lunar day?
Answer: No. It shows only one high and low tide per day instead of two.
as waves enter shallow water, the wavelength ____ and the height ____
decreases, increases
during a solar eclipse, the moon shadow is cast on
earth (solar eclipse model)
say the moon phases in order starting with new moon....
new moon, waxing crecesnet, first quarter, waxing gibbeous, full moon, waning gibbeous, third quarter, waning crescent.
is it true that when its summer the earth moves closer to the sun if its not true then how can i make this statment true
the statment is false
When the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up, what tides occur?
spring tides
most coasts experience how many high and low tides per lunar day
Two high tides & two low tides (lunar day = 24 hrs 50 min)
what event occurs when the moon passes through earths shadow
lunar eclipse.
what is it when the moon reflection is getting larger
waxing
Fill in the missing words:
The sun rises in the ____ and sets in the ____.
East, West
Match moon phases with tides:
full and new=
first and third quarter=
Full & New = Spring Tides; First & Third Quarter = Neap Tides
some oceans currents are caused by differences in density. what causes the density changes
emperature + dissolved salts (repeat maste
Which phenomenon would the next picture show after the Moon starts moving between the Earth and Sun?
a solar eclipse