seasons review
When the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter, what does the Southern Hemisphere Experience
summer
What type of eclipse happens when it goes:
Sun-Earth-Moon
lunar eclipse
How many tides do we experience a day?
4- two high and two low
What season is it when we are tilted away from the sun?
winter
What moon phase do you need to have a lunar eclipse?
full moon
How many hours apart are high and low tides?
6 hours
What are the two days of the year where the Earth is most tilted towards or away from the Sun. (longest and shortest days)
Solstices
What type of eclipse happens when it goes:
Sun-Moon-Earth
solar eclipse
What are the two days of the year that the solstices occur on?
June 21st- Summer
December 21st- Winter
What are the two days of the year where the Earth is not tilted towards or away from the sun, Day and night are equal.
Equinox
What moon phases do you need for a solar eclipse?
new moon
How many days does it take the moon phases to go through one cycle?
29.5 Days
How many degrees is Earth tilted on its axis?
23.5 degrees
What is the darkest part of an eclipses shadow called
umbra
The reasons why we don’t experience solar and lunar eclipses every month.
The moon’s orbit is tilted.