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The Big 8 & a Few
Luna
99% of the Solar System's Mass
Reasons for Seasons
Tidal Bore
100
This planet rotates on its side.
What is Uranus?
100
The moon causes this primarily, and they change several times a day.
What are tides?
100
This forms the outer atmosphere of the sun and can only be seen during a total eclipse.
What is the solar corona?
100
This tilted invisible line is part of the reason for seasons!
What is Earth's axis?
100
Earth's ocean tides are caused by these two objects' gravity.
What are the moon and the sun?
200
This is approximately 150 million kilometers.
What is the orbital distance of Earth to the sun?
200
This happens because of the lunar orbit and the lighted portion we see from Earth.
What are the lunar phases?
200
This layer is approximately 3000 km thick and is known for its red hue.
What is the chromosphere?
200
When the sun is directly above the Tropic of Cancer at high noon.
What is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
200
Tidal bulge occurs directly underneath the moon, and on this part of Earth.
What is directly opposite side of the Earth
300
40 - 1 = 39 AU and you're there!
What is the distance from Earth to Pluto?
300
He said, "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind".
Who is Neil Armstrong?
300
This is where the solar gases get thick enough to see.
What is the photosphere?
300
This movement of Earth also causes the seasonal changes.
What is the Earth's orbit?
300
Neap tides change in a smaller range because of these right angled moon phases.
What are first and last quarter?
400
A hexagon tops this gas planet.
What is Saturn?
400
This phase happens when the sun, Earth, and moon are in that order.
What is a full moon?
400
The sun and apples have these in common.
What is the core?
400
Equal number of day and night hours happen during this time.
What is the vernal (or autumnal) equinoxes?
400
The super moon of Nov. 14 caused very high tides and very low tides for these reasons.
What are perigee and full moon?
500
These are smaller but may not have a "cleared" orbital path around the sun.
What are dwarf planets?
500
This can happen if the alignment of the sun, moon, Earth are perfectly lined up.
What is a solar eclipse?
500
This series of steps takes hydrogen to helium
What is fusion?
500
This object may explain the tilted axis, moon, and seasons may have resulted from this.
What is the moon formation theory where a Mars-sized object hit the early forming Earth?
500
Narrow inlets can experience this during extremely high tides.
What is a tidal bore?