Earth's Rotation
What is the rotation of the Earth
Earth spinning on its axis
What is revolution?
Earth orbiting around the sun
What would happen if Earth were not tilted?
There would be no seasons
Sun and revolution
What causes Tides?
Moons gravitational Pull
What direction does the Earth rotate?
Counter Clockwise
What is the direction of the Earth's revolution?
Counter Clockwise
What causes the hours of sunlight to change with the seasons?
Earth's tilt
What is a spring tide?
Highest and Lowest tide. Has the greatest tidal range.
How long does rotation of the Earth take?
24 hours
How long does the Earth take to revolve around the sun?
365.25 days or 1 year
When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Spring
List the moon phases beginning with New moon
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent.
During which moon phase does a spring tide occur?
Full moon and New moon.
What does the rotation of the Earth cause?
Day and Night
What does revolution of the Earth cause to happen?
Years
Which two days of the year are the length of daylight hours and night hours the same?
The Fall and Spring Equinox
Approximately how long after the new moon will we have the 1st quarter moon?
7 days
What is a neap tide?
Lowest tide is lower. Smallest tidal range.
If the Earth rotated slower what would happen?
The days would be longer
What causes the season?
Earth's revolution and Earth's tilt
What is the Winter Solstice?
Shortest amount of daylight
What is the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a Lunar Eclipse?
Sun, Earth, Moon
What causes the moon phases, eclipses, and tides?
They are all causes from the sun.