Earth
What type of planet is Earth (in relation to the solar system)?
Terrestrial
True or False: The greenhouse effect on Earth is a good thing AND a bad thing.
True
True or False: There is a “dark side“ of the Moon.
False! All of the moon is illuminated at some point, but there is a FAR side that Earth never sees.
What phase does the moon have to be in for a lunar eclipse?
Full moon
During the summer in the north, the northern hemisphere is pointed ____________ the sun.
Toward
Unlike Mercury, and the Moon, Earth is geologically ___________________.
Active
What types of pollutants are causing climate change? Provide one example.
Greenhouse gases (Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxides, industrial gases like CFCs)
Unless in an eclipse, the moon is always ____% illuminated.
50
Draw the orientation of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during a solar eclipse.
See drawing on the board.
When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are positioned in a right, the Earth will experience a __________ tide.
Neap
Unlike Mercury and the Moon, Earth has an _____________ due to gravity, and having a magnetic field.
Atmosphere
List 3 main causes of climate change.
Burning Fossil fuels for power and transportation
Deforestation
Agricultural practices
When light is decreasing on the moon, we call it __________ and it comes from the _________ side.
Waning, left
Make a drawing of the waning gibbous phase.
See picture on board.
During a full moon, the Earth will experience a ________ tide.
Spring
What is the tilt of the Earth’s axis in degrees?
23.5
List 3 separate effects of climate change.
Rising temperatures
Rising sea levels
Extreme weather events
Shrinking ice sheets and glaciers
When the moon is closest to the Earth in its orbit, we call this _______________.
Perigee
Make a drawing of a waxing crescent phase.
See drawing on the board.
Where on Earth has the highest tidal range?
Bay of Fundy, Canada
What do we call the Earth’s position when it is farthest from the sun in its orbit?
Aphelion
Proxy data (Ice core samples)
What is the term used to describe why Earth only sees one side of the moon?
Tidal Locking
What do we call the small area of Earth covered by the Moons shadow during a total solar eclipse?
Path of Totality
MOST coastal areas experience _______________ tides, which have two high tides and two low tides per day, of relatively equal heights.
Semidiurnal