Rotation/Revolution
The spinning of an object on its axis.
What is rotation.
Going around another object with a center.
What is revolution.
What is the appearance of the moon shape as seen from Earth called?
What is the repeated pattern of the appearance of the moon from Earth called?
What is lunar cycle
What is the force that causes the ocean tides? Hint: It's what keeps us from floating away
What is gravity.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?
What is 365.25 days or one year.
How long does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation?
What is 24 hours.
What is First Quarter
Light on the left, half illuminated
What is Third Quarter
What is a spring tide?
What is when the Sun and Moon are in alignment.
If the axis is pointed AWAY from the sun, what season is it in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE?
What is winter.
If the axis is pointed TOWARD the sun, what season is it in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?
What is winter.
What is waxing?
What is when the light is on the right and appears to be getting larger.
What is waning?
What is light on the left, and appearing to get smaller.
What is a neap tide?
What is when the Sun and Moon are at right angles
If the axis is not pointed to or away from the sun, what two seasons could it be on Earth?
What is fall or spring.
What is spring.
Explain the difference between gibbous and crescent.
What is gibbous is more than half, crescent is less than half.
Explain the difference between full moon and new moon.
What is full moon is fully illuminated, new moon is not at all illuminated.
What is a high tide?
What is the greatest length inland a body of water reaches(highest level of elevation).
When it is SUMMER in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, is the axis pointed toward or away from the sun? BONUS: Would the days be longer or shorter? (200 extra points)
Bonus: What is longer
If you live on the Equator, would you experience seasonal changes?
What is no, because the equator is always facing/pointing toward the sun at any given time.
About how many days does it take for the lunar cycle to go through every phase?
What is about 29 days or one month
At any given time, how much of the moon is illuminated?
What is half or 50%
If the moon is in the new moon phase, what kind of tide would we experiences?
What is spring tides