Rotation and Revolution
Seasons
Moon Phases
Tides
Hodge Podge
100
The imaginary line around which the Earth spins is called its ___________.
What is AXIS
100
Two days of the year that have equal daylight and nighttime ?
What is the Vernal (spring) equinox on March 21st and the Autumnal (fall) equinox on September 21st.
100
When deciding what moon phase is in the sky, in the Northern Hemisphere we look at the ___________ side of the Moon.
What is RIGHT (In the Northern Hemisphere everything happens on the right - light on the right (waxing) and dark on the right (waning) )
100
How many high tides do we have per day?
What is 2 high tides per day (and 2 low tides per day!)
100
"Growing brighter" or when the moon gets lighter....?
What is WAXING
200
The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes _________________.
What is day and night
200
When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing....?
What is SUMMER (Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience opposite seasons)
200
The first phase in our lunar cycle....Also called "no moon" ?
What is NEW MOON
200
When does neap tide occur?
What is Quarter moons (both 1st quarter and 3rd quarter moon phases)
200
What type of light is the Southern Hemisphere receiving when it is tilted away from he Sun?
What is INDIRECT LIGHT
300
The time it takes the Earth to make a full revolution aroudn the Sun?
What is 365 1/4 days or 1 year
300
The tilt of the Earth of its axis is the reason we have _____________.
What is SEASONS
300
"Shrinking light" or when the moon gets darker...?
What is WANING
300
How often do spring and neap tides occur?
What is BOTH occur TWICE per month.
300
How many degrees is the Earth tilted on its axis?
What is 23.5 degrees
400
The gravitationally-curved path that the Earth takes around the Sun?
What is ORBIT
400
On June 21, the number of daylight hours is greater in the ___________________ hemisphere.
What is Northern (June 21st is the first day of summer - also called the SUMMER Solstice!)
400
This phase occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
What is NEW MOON
400
This is a very high tide that occurs twice a month, at the new moon and at the full moon.
What is SPRING TIDE
400
This phase is when the Earth is in between the Moon and the Sun.
What is FULL Moon
500
The direction that the Earth rotates and revolves __________________.
What is COUNTERclockwise
500
The seasons Earth experiences results from...?
What is The Earth being tilted on its axis while it revolves around the Sun.
500
Half of the moon is dark...and it's getting brighter.
What is FIRST Quarter
500
What causes the tides on Earth?
What is the gravitational pull of the Moon (and Sun).
500
How often does the Lunar Cycle repeat?
What is 29.5 days
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