Moon
What moon phase occurs when the moon is completely dark?
New Moon
What season is it when your hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
Summer
The daily rise and fall of ocean water levels is called ...?
Tides
What is the star at the centre of our solar system?
Sun
Because there are 365.25 days each year. After four years all the quarters add up to an extra day causing a leap year
What effect does the moon have on Earth's oceans.
Tides
What angle is the Earth's axis?
23.5 degrees
What tides occur when the ocean water is at its lowest point?
Low tide
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Why do we only every see one face of the moon
The moon completes a revolution every 27 days. At the same time it takes 27 days to revolve around the earth. This synchronisation means that on Earth we only see one face of the moon
What is the name of the moon phase when the moon appears fully lit
Full moon
What season is it when your hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
Winter
What is the number of high tides in most coastal areas each day?
2
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
The geocentric model was the first model where the Earth was thought to be at the centre of the solar system. The heliocentric model is the current model where the sun is at the centre of the solar system
What is the phase when the visible part of the moon appears to be getting larger?
Waxing
What region experiences little seasonal variation because it receives direct sunlight all year round?
Equator
What forces mainly causes tides on Earth?
Moon's gravity
What dwarf planet was once considered the ninth planet?
Pluto
Explain why the geocentric model was changed to the heliocentric model.
The geocentric model had flaws such as the observations in the sky did not match the model, it did not explain gravity and it became too complex to account for abnormalities.
Umbra
What causes the seasons to change throughout the year?
Earth's tilt on its axis
Although the moon has a stronger effect, what object also influences Earth's tides due to its gravitational pull?
Sun
What part of a comet becomes visible as it approaches the sun?
Tail
Explain the orbit direction and times of each of;
moon-
Earth-
moon- revolves every 27 days and rotates every 27 days anticlockwise
Earth- rotates every 24 hours and revolves around the sun every 365.25 days in an anticlockwise direction