The Solar System
What is the 3rd planet from the Sun
Earth
What does Earth's tilt cause?
the Seasons
How long does it take for Earths revolution around the sun
365.25 days
What does the Earth experience because of its rotation?
day and night
What phase is the moon in when it is between Earth and the Sun?
A New Moon
Planets closer the the sun have a much _______ revolution than planets farther away
shorter
Because of the tilt of the earth the southern hemisphere experiences...
opposite seasons from the Northern hemisphere
What is the sun?
a big fire ball of gas
How long does a full rotation take?
24 hours
What lunar shape happens right before and after a full moon?
Gibbous
What do all planets have in common?
They revolve around the Sun
What season is America in when the Northern Hemisphere is pointed directly towards the sun?
Summer
The sun appears higher in the sky at what point in the Earth's rotation
Summer or when the the Earths tilt is pointed towards the sun
At what time of day would there be less of a shadow on Earth?
mid-day
How long does the lunar cycle last?
29.5 days
What is the imaginary line that runs horizontal around the earth?
the equator which separates the northern and southern hemispehre
What would happen if instead of Earth's tilt always being pointed in the same direction- it always pointed so the Northern Hemisphere faced the sun?
The northern hemisphere would always have summer and the southern hemisphere would always have winter
What do we do with the extra .25 days it takes for Earth to complete its revolution around the sun?
Leap years
What time of day is the sun pointed west
afternoon to sunset
Lunar eclipses happen during what phase of the moon?
A Full Moon
Neptune's revolution around the sun takes 164 Earth years- How would that affect Neptune's seasons
Each season would be significantly longer.
Jupiter has a 3* axial tilt (which is less than Earth's 23.4*) How would you predict Jupiter's seasons to be different from Earth's?
Jupiter will not have seasons because the amount of sunlight will remain constant for each location on the planet throughout the year
This keeps the Earth and moon in their orbits
Gravity
The sun rises in what direction?
East
What causes moon phases to repeat in the same pattern?
The amount of moon we see lit up by the sun as it moves around its orbit.