Gravity
Everything that has mass has gravity. True/False
The movement of an object around a fixed point.
What is rotation.
This causes the seasons we experience on Earth.
What is the tilt of the Earth on its axis.
What is a new moon.
The tide that occurs with the greatest difference between high and low tide.
What is a spring tide.
Two factors that affect gravity are the distance between the objects and the ___ of the object.
What is mass.
The movement of an object in a circular path around a second object.
What is revolution
The Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun and receives the most direct sunlight during this season.
What is summer.
Moon phase when the earth is between the sun and moon.
What is a full moon.
Eclipse where the moon passes into the earth's shadow or umbra.
What is a lunar eclipse.
The Earth's gravity holds ______ in orbit around it.
What is the moon.
T/F Rotation and revolution occur simultaneously (at the same time).
What is true
It is this season in the southern hemisphere when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, receiving direct sunlight.
What is winter.
As the moon appears or grows it is...
what is waxing
This type of tide occurs during new moon and full moon phases.
What is a spring tide.
Why do the planets revolve around the sun?
What is because of the suns gravity.
29.5 days is the amount of time it takes for this object to complete one revolution.
What is the moon.
This season occurs in the northern hemisphere when it is autumn in the northern hemisphere.
What is spring.
Gibbous moons appear before or after a
What is a full moon
Waxing gibbous before full moon, waning gibbous after full moon.
What is a solar eclipse.
The moon has 1/3 of the gravity of earth. Therefore if a student weights 99 pounds on the earth they weight _____ pounds on the moon.
What is 33.
It takes the Earth 365.25 days to complete one ________ around the sun.
What is revolution.
If the the earth was not tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis, then __________________________________
There would be no seasons.
This moon phase occurs directly before a new moon.
What is a waning gibbous moon.
This type of tide occurs during first or third quarter moon phases.
What is a neap tide.