As the phases of the moon change, and we move from step C to D and back to A, we would say that the moon is _________, or the view of the moon we see is getting smaller.
A.) Waning
B.) Waxing
answer.( A.) Waning
/when the moon, earth, and sun are lined up as seen here, the gravity of the sun plus the gravity of the moon cause _______ tides on Earths.
A.) High Tides
B.) Low tides
C.) Spring tides
D.) Neap tides
C.) spring tides
A solar eclipse can OLNY occur when the moon is in which phase?
New Moon
As earth spins on its axis, producing night and day, it also moves about the sun in an elliptical orbit that requires about 365 1/4 days to complete. The Earths axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. when the earths axis points towards the sun, it is _____ for that hemisphere.
A.) DAY
B.) Night
C.) summer
C.)summer
who is on the front of the one dollar bill?
George Washington
When Earth is between the moon and the sun, the fully lit face of the moon is seen from Earth. This phase of the moon is called a ________ moon.
A.) Crescent
B.) Full
C.) New
D.) Waxing
answer.( B) Full
Major surface ocean currents in the open ocean, however, are set in motion by the wind, which drags on the surface of the water as it blows
Using the set-up seen here, Ms.Garcia places a golf ball between the globe and the flashlight. Turning off the lights in the room, she shines a flashlight from behind the golf ball. The students observe the shadow of the golf ball falling on the globe. what is this setup trying to model?
solar Eclipse
91 (in non-leap years), 94, 91, and 89 days for spring, summer, autumn, and winter,
what animal group have a german shepherd?
answer.(Dogs group)
No. The only time Earth's shadow affects our view of the Moon is during a lunar phases .
Twice each lunar month, all year long, these tides occur. whenever the moon, Earth and sun are aligned, the gravitational pull of the sun_____ to that of the moon causing ______ tides.
A.) adds; neap
B.) adds; maximum
C.) interferes; neap
D.) interferes; minimum
answer. B
Which location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce location of the moon relative to the sun and earth may produce a lunar eclipse?
A.) A
B.) B
C.) C
D.) D
answer.( A)
What is the equinox
an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator
what¨s is myers middle school principal name
ms.thompson
Why do we see Moon phases
So, as the Moon orbits the Earth, the Sun lights up different parts of it, making it seem as if the Moon is changing shape
If you consider the eight planets aligned if they are in the same 180-degree-wide patch of sky, the next time that will happen is May 6, 2492, according to Christopher Baird, an associate professor of physics at West Texas A&M University
How far is earth into space
870,000 miles (1.4 million km) into space
The summer and winter solstices result in the longest and shortest day of the year respectively while the equinoxes result in an equal amount of daylight and darkness received all across the earth.
who on the front of the 100$ bill
answer: Benjamin franklin
the Moon actually spends almost as much time in the daytime sky as the night
the sun is 390 times further from the Earth than is the moon
What is an eclipes
Sometimes when the Moon orbits Earth, the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth. When this happens, the Moon blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth
What causes the season
Earth's tilted axis
in the solar system whats come after the sun???
A.) Mars
B.) Saturn
C.) Mercury
D.) Neptune
answer: mercury