Tides
What is a neap tide?
a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water.
What is a waxing gibbous?
A waxing gibbous moon is the lunar phase where the Moon is more than half-lit but not yet full, with the illuminated portion increasing ("waxing") each night as it moves from the first quarter towards the full moon.
What is the atmosphere?
The mixture of gases surrounding the earth.
What are seasons?
Seasons are distinct periods of the year (Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, Winter) defined by consistent changes in weather, daylight, and ecology, caused primarily by the Earth's axial tilt (about 23.4 degrees) as it orbits the Sun, not by its distance.
What is a runoff?
In the water cycle, runoff is the flow of water over land (surface runoff) or through soil (subsurface runoff) that occurs when precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation water exceeds the ground's absorption capacity, moving it into streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans instead of soaking in or evaporating
How are tides caused?
Tides are caused by the Moon's (and Sun's) gravitational pull and the Earth's rotation.
How are moon phases caused?
Moon phases are caused by the changing angles at which we view the sunlit portion of the Moon as it orbits Earth
What is the ozone layer?
The ozone layer is a region in the Earth's stratosphere, about 10-50 km up, rich in ozone (O3) gas that acts as Earth's natural sunscreen, absorbing most of the Sun's harmful UV (ultraviolet) radiation, protecting life from damage like skin cancer and cataracts
Seasons are caused by the Earth's tilted axis (23.5 degrees) as it orbits the Sun, not by its distance from the Sun
What is Condensation?
Condensation is the process where water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water droplets, happening when warm, moist air cools and reaches its dew point
What are high tides?
High tides are the periodic rise of sea levels to their highest point
What is a full moon?
A full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears completely illuminated from Earth, occurring when Earth is positioned between the Sun and the Moon, making the Moon's entire face visible as a bright, circular disk.
What is the thermosphere?
The thermosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere (around 90 km) that heats up dramatically with altitude due to solar radiation.
What is Axis?
Earth's axis is an imaginary line running through the planet from the North Pole to the South Pole, around which the Earth rotates daily, causing day and night.
What is Transpiration?
Transpiration is the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere
What are low tides?
Low tide is the point when the sea level reaches its lowest level, occurring as the trough of the tidal "wave" passes a coastal area, caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun creating bulges of water
Why are there moon phases
Moon phases happen because the Moon reflects sunlight.
What is the Exosphere?
The exosphere is the Earth's outermost atmospheric layer.
What is rotation?
Earth's rotation is its daily spin on an imaginary axis from North Pole to South Pole, completing one full turn approximately every 24 hours
What is Infiltration?
Infiltration is the process of a substance moving into another, most commonly water soaking into the ground (hydrology) or air leaking into a building (HVAC), but it also applies to covert entry (military/espionage) or abnormal cell/substance entry (medical).
What are spring tides?
Spring tides are extreme tides (higher highs, lower lows) that happen twice a month when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align (during new and full moons), causing their gravitational pulls to combine for a stronger tidal force, making tides "spring forth," and they have nothing to do with the season of spring
What are the names of all the moon phases in order
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter (or Last Quarter), and Waning Crescent
What is the troposphere
The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
What is revolution?
A revolution in science is a fundamental shift in understanding, moving from one dominant framework (paradigm) to a completely new one.
What is Evaportion?
In science, evaporation is the process where a liquid changes into a gas (vapor) at the surface, occurring at temperatures below its boiling point.