Earth in Space
The theory that the Earth is the centre of the Solar System.
Geocentric.
The 5th planet from the Sun in our Solar System
Jupiter
This causes the tides.
The moon's gravity pulls the Earth's oceans towards it creating bulges of high tides on the sides of Earth closest to the moon.
How many seasons are there in the Eurocentric model?
4
What type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth?
Solar eclipse
The model that states that the Sun is the centre of the Solar System.
Heliocentric
The planet in our Solar System that has the most rings.
Saturn
These types of tides occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are all in a line.
Spring tides.
Name the 4 seasons of the Eurocentric model
Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
What is the name of the shadow caused during an eclipse?
Umbra, or penumbra
The amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
365 1/4 days.
Name a dwarf planet.
Pluto, Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, or Eris
What phases of the moon cause neap tides?
First and third quarters.
What causes the seasons?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun.
Which phase of the moon comes after the waxing crescent?
The first quarter.
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 hemispheres.
Equator
Which planet spins on its side, opposite to the other planets?
Uranus
Approximately how much time is there between a high and a low tide?
Approximately 6 hours
What is the size of the angle of the Earth's tilt on its axis?
23.5o
At what moon phase could there be a lunar eclipse?
Full moon
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are these type of planets.
Rocky planets / terrestrial planets / inner planets
The asteroid belt is between these two planets.
Mars and Jupiter
The bulge of water on the side of earth closest to the moon produces.....
High tide.
What causes the Summer to be hotter than Winter?
That part of the Earth is tilted towards the Sun with more direct sunlight and longer hours of sunlight.
Which moon phase comes after the third quarter?
Waning crescent.