Rotation
What is rotation of the Earth?
Earth spinning on its axis
What two things causes the moon phases?
Earths rotation on it's axis and the moons revolution around the earth.
What is the alighnment of the Sun, Earth, and moon during a solar eclipse?
180 degress
What is revolution?
When a smaller object rotates around a bigger object
What are two things that would cause the seasons?
Earths revolution and Earths rotation on its axis
What direction does the Earth rotate?
Counterclockwise
How long after the new moon will we have the first quarter?
about 1 week
What moon phase does a solar eclpise occur?
New moon
What is the direction of Earths revolution?
Counterclockwise
What would happen if Earth wasn't rotated on its axis?
There would be no seasons
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How long does Earths rotation take?
24 hours
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How long after the new moon will we have a full moon?
2 weeks
How long does a lunar eclipse last?
2.5-3 hours
How long does the Earth take to revolve around the sun?
365.25 days
What causes the hours of sunlight to change with the seasons?
The tilt of Earths axis
What does rotation of Earth cause?
Day and night
What is the alignment the sun, moon and earth during the 1st and 3rd quarter moon phases? Draw it out.
Right angle
What do you observe during a lunar eclipse?
seeing the moon turn a reddish color
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What does the revolution of any planet cause to happen?
Years
If it is fall in the Northern Hempisphere what season would it be in the southern?
Spring
If Earth roated slower what would happen?
The days would be longer
How long after the new moon will we have a third quarter moon?
about 3 weeks
How long does the totality of solar eclipse last?
a usually a few minutes/2-3 but it can last up to 7 minutes.
But as I told you, don't look up, Briana.
What causes tides?
The Moon and the Sun's gravitational pull on Earth
What is a winter solstice?
Something that happens in the month of December
December 21