The pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
100
The rise and fall of the ocean's water every 12.5 hours.
What is tides?
100
The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth are called...
What is phases?
100
What it is called when Earth spins on its axis?
What is rotation?
100
The seasons are caused by...
What is Earth's tilted axis as it revolves around the sun?
200
The current daily atmospheric conditions.
What is weather?
200
We experience tides because of...
What is the moon's gravitational pull?
200
There are two types of eclipses _________ and ________.
What is lunar and solar?
200
How long does one rotation of the Earth take?
What is 24 hours?
200
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere (North America) the Earth's axis is tilted ...
What is towards the sun?
300
What two factors affect the precipitation of a region?
What is prevailing winds and presence of mountain ranges?
300
How many tide cycles are there in one day?
What is 4?
300
When the Sun, moon and Earth are in a straight line we will experience a _______
What is new moon?
300
What it is called when Earth goes around the sun?
What is revolution?
300
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere (North America) the Earths axis is tilted...
What is away from the sun?
400
What four factors affect the temperature of a region?
What is latitude, altitude, ocean currents and distance from large bodies of water.
400
Twice a month, the moon, Earth and the sun are in a straight line. This produces an especially high tide called...
What is a spring tide?
400
When the sun, Earth and moon are all in a straight line we will experience a _________
What is a full moon?
400
How long does one revolution of Earth around the sun take?
What is 365.25 days?
400
The area of the globe that receives the most sunlight all year is...
What is the equator?
500
Twice a month, the pull of gravity of the sun and moon are at right angles to each other. At this time the high tides are lower than usual. This tide is called a...
What is a neap tide?
500
When the moon phases is getting bigger it is called _____________. When the moon phase is getting smaller it is called ___________.
What is waxing and waning?
500
What is the shape and the name of the path that Earth takes around the sun?
What is oval and orbit?
500
The area of Earth that does not experience seasons is located...