Comets, Meteors, or Asteroids
Name the Phase
Name the Phase pt. 2
Eclipses
Tides
100
Most of thes are located between Mars and Jupiter
Asteroids
100
New moon
100
Full moon
100
Is this a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?
Solar eclipse
100
What are tides?
Tides are the rise and fall of our oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth.
200
A meteorite is different from a comet because a meteorite does this
Lands on Earth's surface
200
Waxing crescent
200
Waning crescent
200
Is this a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse?
Lunar eclipse
200
Explain the position of the sun, earth, and moon during a high tide?
The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a straight line.
300
Smaller piece of rock broken from this object become meteoroids
Comets
300
First quarter
300
Last quarter
300
Define the umbra of a lunar eclipse.
(Hint: Think about the umbrella analogy.)
The darker parts of the Earth's shadow that the moon passes through.
300
Explain the position of the sun, earth, and moon during a neap (low) tide?
The sun, Earth, and moon are in a right angle.
400
A space rock made up of similar material that formed the planets
Comets
400
Waxing gibbous
400
How long does it take for the moon to complete an entire phase cycle?
29.5 days (almost 30 days)
400
Define the penumbra umbra of a lunar eclipse.
(Hint: Think about the umbrella analogy.)
The lighter part of Earth's shadow that the moon passes through. This causes a partial eclipse.
400
What causes spring (high) tides?
(Hint: What force is interacting with our planet? Where is it coming from?)
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun working together on Earth's oceans.
500
What is the difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids?
Meteoroids - broken piece of a comet in space
Meteors - burn up in Earth's atmosphere
Meteorites - hit Earth's surface
500
Waning gibbous
500
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing - the amount of light reflected off the moon is increasing
Waning - the amount of light reflected off the moon is decreasing
500
What is the difference between the umbra and the penumbra during a solar eclipse?
The umbra is the darkest part of the moon's shadow being cast on Earth.
The penumbra is the lighter part of the moon's shadow being cast on Earth.
500
Which part of the image represents a spring (high) tide? Which part of the image represents a neap (low) tide?
Top - neap (low) tide
Bottom - spring (high) tide