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Time Zones
Earth -Sun Sytem
Moon
Tides
Miscellaneous
100
# of time zones
What is 24?
100
Caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation.
What are seasons?
100
A bowl shaped depression on the surface of the Moon.
What is a crater?
100
The pull of gravity between the Earth and Moon causes _________.
What are tides?
100
Occurs when the Earth passes through the Moon's shadow.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
200
The degree of longitude each time zone occupies.
What is 15 degrees?
200
The sun is (higher, lower) during midday during the summer than in the winter.
What is higher?
200
The ______________ is barely seen because the unlit side faces the Earth.
What is the New Moon?
200
During a spring tide, high tides are (higher,lower) than usual.
What is higher?
200
Occurs when the moon passes directly through the Earth's shadow.
What is a lunar eclipse?
300
If it is 2 pm on the East Coast then it is this time in California.
What is 11am?
300
In summer objects cast (longer, shorter) shadows.
What is shorter?
300
Occurs when the moon's entire lighted side is visible from Earth.
What is a Full Moon?
300
During a neap tide high tides are (higher, lower) than usual.
What is lower?
300
The length of a month determined by this.
What are the moon's phases?
400
The line of longitude at 180 degrees.
What is the international date line?
400
The Earth's ____________ makes it look like the Sun is moving across the sky.
What is rotation?
400
Phases are from new moon to full moon when the visible part of the moon's lit side gets larger?
What are waxing phases?
400
When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all in a line a _________ tide occurs?
What is spring?
400
The northern end of the Earth's axis points to this.
What is the Polaris or North Star?
500
A vertical belt about 15 degrees wide in longitude, in which all locations have the same time.
What is standard time zone?
500
A complete trip of the Earth around the Sun in 365.24 days.
What is revolution?
500
Phases are from full moon to new moon when the visible part of the moon's lit side gets smaller.
What are waning phases?
500
A __________ tide occurs when the Moon is directly overhead and pulls up the water.
What is high tide?
500
The force of attraction among all objects.
What is gravity?