Motions of Earth
The spin of an object around its axis.
What is ROTATION?
Solstices happen in what 2 months?
What is JUNE (Summer) & DECEMBER (Winter)?
When the lit portion of the Moon becomes smaller, the Moon is in what phase?
What is WANING?
This is the periodic rise and fall of the oceans' surfaces caused by the gravitational force between Earth, Moon & Sun.
What are TIDES?
What are collisions with asteroids & comets?
The orbit of an object around another object?
What is REVOLUTION?
Equinox occurs during what 2 months?
What is MARCH (Spring) & September (Fall)?
When the lit portion of the Moon becomes LARGER this moon phase is called?
What is WAXING?
How many high and low tides are there per day?
What is 2 HIGH/2 LOW?
The word MONTH is related to what?
What is the MOON?
How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?
What is 24 hours?
This occurs when Earth's rotation axis is TILTED NEITHER TOWARD OR AWAY from the Sun.
What is EQUINOX?
The Moon ORBITS Earth once every...
What is 27.3 days?
These tides occur during NEW and FULL moon.
What are SPRING TIDES?
This is the Moon Phase that the cycle starts with.
What is NEW MOON?
Rotation cause this...
What is DAY & NIGHT?
This occurs when Earth's rotation axis is TILTED DIRECTLY TOWARD OR AWAY from the Sun.
What is a SOLSTICE?
Which lunar phase comes next AFTER a Full Moon?
What is a WANING GIBBOUS?
These tides occur during 1st and 3rd Quarter Moon Phases?
What are NEAP TIDES?
The Moon completes a Moon Phase cycle every...
What is 29.5 days?
How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun? (I want exact days!)
What is 365.25 days (1 year).
Equinox means what? (HINT: This is because there are equal amounts of daylight and night time).
What is EQUAL NIGHT?
Which lunar phase comes just BEFORE a Full Moon?
What is a WAXING GIBBOUS?
In this tide the high tides are LOWER than usual.
What are NEAP TIDES?
The sun is closest to Earth in what month?
What is JANUARY?