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100

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 

100

/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 

100

A solar eclipse can OLNY occur when the moon is in which phase?

New Moon

100

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

100

who is on the front of the one dollar bill?

George Washington

200

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

200
  • How does wind create all the ocean currents?

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

200

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

200
  • How many days are in a season?

91 (in non-leap years), 94, 91, and 89 days for spring, summer, autumn, and winter,

200

what animal group have a german shepherd?

answer.(Dogs group)

300
  • Are Moon phases caused by shadows from Earth?

 No. The only time Earth's shadow affects our view of the Moon is during a lunar phases  .

300

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

300

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)

300

What is the equinox

an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator

300

what¨s is myers middle school principal name

ms.thompson

400

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

400
  • When do the planets in our solar system all line up?

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

400

How far is  earth   into  space

870,000 miles (1.4 million km) into space

400
  • What is the difference between solstice and equinox?




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.

400

who on the front of the 100$ bill

 answer: Benjamin franklin

500
  • Can I see the Moon during the day?

the Moon actually spends almost as much time in the daytime sky as the night

500


  • Why does the moon's gravity cause tides on earth but the sun's gravity doesn't?




  • Why does the moon's gravity cause tides on earth but the sun's gravity doesn't?




  • Why does the moon's gravity cause tides on earth but the sun's gravity doesn't?



the sun is 390 times further from the Earth than is the moon

500

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

500

What causes the season

Earth's tilted axis

500

in the solar system whats come after the sun???

A.) Mars 

B.) Saturn

C.) Mercury

D.) Neptune

 answer: mercury