Earth's Tilt
How many seasons are in a year?
4
What is longitude?
The lines that run North and South that measure east and west?
How many days are in the year?
365 days
What does "high tide" mean?
Rise of earths oceans or higher water levels
What is the lightest element in the universe?
HYdrogen
What is the value of earth's tilt?
23.5 degrees
How long does the earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours/1 day
How long does it take the earth to complete one orbit around the sun?
365 days
What are tides?
Rise and fall of earth's oceans
What is the innermost layer of the Earth called?
The inner core
What is the main impact of Earth's Tilt?
The seasons
What is latitude?
Lines that run east and west that measure of North and South
What is another name for earth's revolution around the sun?
Orbit
If the moon is north of earth, where are low tides occurring?
East and West
What 2 elements is the core of the Earth made of?
Iron and Nickel
Which part of earth receives the most direct sunlight?
The Equator
What is the name of the line that separates day from night?
The circle of Illumination
Name one impact of Earth's revolution around the sun.
Seasons
Day length
eclipse
If the moon is aligned at the north part of earth, where are the high tides?
North and South
What happens during an equinox?
There are equal hours of daylight and night-time
Name 2 effects of earths tilt
day length
seasons
amount of sunlight
temperature
Name 2 effects of Earth's Rotation.
Time of day
Length of day
Temperature (amount of sunlight for each hemisphere)
Name 2 effects of Earth's Revolution.
Day length (slightly)
Earth's Seasons (if the earth never revolved around the sun, we would have the same season all the time)
Eclipses
The tides
What is the cause of Earth's tides? How does the sun impact the tides?
1. The gravitational pull of the moon
2. If the moon and sun are aligned, the tides will achieve maximum height.
What happens during the summer solstace
Maximum amount of daylight.