Moon Phase
What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
True or False. The sun is the centre of our solar system?
True or False. Earth is fourth planet closest to the sun?
False. Earth is third planet closest to the sun.
What causes the tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of Earth and Orbit
What is the word for when the moon is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
What does our Sun give us?
Light and Heat
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
True or False: The Moon revolves around the Earth.
True.
What season is it when Northern hemisphere is titled away from the sun?
Winter
Does the moon get smaller or larger after a full moon? What is the phase?
Smaller
waning gibbous
How long does it take to revolve or orbit around the Sun?
What does it cause?
365 days or 1 year
Seasons
What % is earth covered by water?
70%-71%
Neap Tide
How long is the moon cycle or how long does it take moon to orbit Earth?
about 29 1/2 days or one month
Moon phase after the new moon?
waxing crescent
What is the distance (Au) of the earth from the sun?
1Au or 150 million km
How many days does it take for a revolution around the Sun? What do we (on Earth) call the full revolution?
365 Earth days, one year
What is the name of the tide when the sea levels rise and fall to extreme lengths?
Spring Tide
List the Earth, Moon, and Sun in size order and age order:
Size (smallest to largest): Moon, Earth, Sun
Age (youngest to oldest): Moon, Earth, Sun
What is the moon phase when the moon is between the Earth and the sun?
What does the moon look like?
New Moon
Can't see moon
Which gases make up the sun?
Hydrogen and helium
A. Earth rotates around what?
B. How many degrees is earth's tilt?
A. An axis
B. 23.5 degrees
If it is LOW tide at a harbor at 1:00 am, at about what time would you expect it to be low tide in the afternoon?
1:00pm
What is top half of Earth called where we live?
If we have summer what season is bottom half in?
We live in North hemisphere
When we have summer Southern hemisphere has winter