Moon Phases
What phase is number 1 (according to the study guide)
NEW MOON
The imaginary line running through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
When is the summer solstice
How long does earths revolution and rotation take
Revolution: 365.25 days, Rotation 24 hours
what type of monstrous wave is caused by a earthquake
Tsunami
What is phase 5 (according to the study guide)
FULL MOON
The spinning of earth on its axis
Rotation
When is the winter solstice
December 21-22
Who first hypothesized that the earth was a sphere
Sailors
Where are earthquakes most common?
Along plate boundaries
What is phase 3 (according to the study guide)
FIRST QUARTER
Earth's yearly orbit around the sun
Revolution
When is the spring equniox
March 21-22
How long does the lunar cycle take
27.3 days
Igneous
What is Figure 6 (according to the study guide)
Waning Gibbous
When the moon's lighted side becomes smaller
Waning
When is the fall equinox
September 21-22
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What type of front is most commonly associated with storms and big weather systems? What two types of natural disasters can happen from these?
Cold, Tornado, Hurricanes
What is the phase after the first quarter?
WAXING GIBBOUS
Who was the first man in space?
When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is _ in the Southern Hemisphere
Winter
when was the first telescope created?
1608