Earth's Days, Years, & Seasons
The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called _______________.
Revolution
Satellite
____________ are the daily changes in the level of ocean water.
Tides
How many days are in an Earth year?
365 1/4
How many seasons are in an Earth year and what are the names of the seasons?
4
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
The spinning of a body, such as a planet on its axis is called _________________.
Rotation
Lunar Phases
Tides that have the most largest daily tidal range are?
Spring tides
How many hours are in an Earth day?
24 hours
How are the following words related?
Revolution and Year
It takes Earth one year to revolve around the sun.
At a/an __________ the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere than the other.
Solstice
Bodies have a force that pull other objects with mass towards themselves. This forces is called ____________.
Gravity
Tides that have the smallest daily tidal range are?
Neap tides
How are the following words related?
Season, equinox, solstice
The first day of each season is either an equinox or solstice.
How are the following words related?
rotation and day
It takes one day for the Earth to rotate on its axis.
At a/an ____________ sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Equinox
Why can the moon be seen from Earth?
Because of the sunlight reflecting back from the moon's surface.
The difference between the levels of ocean water at high and low tide is called __________________.
Tidal range
What is the difference between an equinox and a solstice?
The length of daylight at a solstice is either the longest or shortest of the year. The daylight hours are about 12 hours long for an equinox.
What are the two phases of the waxing moon, and how do they appear?
waxing crescent and waxing gibbous.
Waxing crescent is between 1st q and new moon, and waxing gibbous is between 1st q and full moon.
How does the tilt of the Earth affect the number of daylight hours and temperature of a location on the Earth?
Because of Earth's tilt and Earth's rotation around the sun, the angles of sunlight can be either direct or indirect. Direct light results in longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures, while indirect light results in shorter hours of daylight and cooler temperatures.
Order the moon phases in order.
New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last/Third quarter, Waning crescent, New moon
State what causes tides.
The moon's gravitational pull on the Earth.
What comes after a new moon?
Waxing crescent
What comes after a third-quarter moon?
Waning crescent