Moon Phase
What is larger a gibbous or crescent moon?
Gibbous
What does our Sun give us?
Light and Heat
What angle is earth's tilt at?
23.5
True or False: The Moon revolves around the Earth.
True.
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of Earth and Orbit
What is the word for when the moon is gradually getting smaller?
Waning
How long does it take to revolve or orbit around the Sun?
What does it cause?
365 days or 1 year
Seasons
In Fall, what does the Earth look like relative to the sun?
All shaded
The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______. Why?
moon, sun. The moon is closer.
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
Energy from the core moves outward through this zone.
Radiative Zone
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
What does it cause?
24 hours
Day and night
Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the ________ and ________ across the ________.
sun, moon, earth
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
Nuclear Fusion happens here.
Core
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
The equator always receives direct sunlight
_____ Tides occur when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are in a __________ line.
Spring, Straight
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
In this layer, huge arcs of gas and tremendous explosions occur.
Chromosphere
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
There would be no seasons
_____ ______ occur when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are in a ___ degree angle.
Neap Tides
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