Reasons for the Seasons
What are the things that are caused by earths axis?
Seasons
What side of Earth is light?
The side that is facing towards from the sun.
What phase is the moon when it is fully lit?
Full moon.
How long Does It take for the Earth to complete one cycle around the sun?
365.5 days
What are the different types of tides?
High, low, spring and neap.
Why do we have seasons?
Because the Earth's axis is tilted.
How many hours of sunlight do we get during the fall equinox?
12 hours
What does "gibbous" mean?
Hunchback moon
What are the 2 different types of eclipses?
Lunar and solar.
How many times a day does a high tide occur?
twice
How does the tilt effect the seasons?
If we didn't have the tilt of the Axis, there would be no seasons.
How many degrees is the Earth tilted?
23.5
What phase of the moon does a solar eclipse occur during?
A new moon.
What is a equinox that occurs during the spring called?
A Vernal Equinox.
What is the difference between neap and spring tides?
Spring tides have more difference between high and low tides, whereas neap tides have less difference between them.
When it is the Summer solstice in the southern hemisphere what day is it?
December 21st
Why are the days longer in the summer than in the winter?
In the summer the Earth's axis points towards from the sun, and in the winter it points away.
When it is a Waning Gibbous is the action on the Left or right?
Left.
What is the difference between and umbra and a penumbra?
A Umbra is a shadow on the Earth or moon that is cast by the Earth or moon, but it is completely dark and you can view the total eclipse from the umbra. A penumbra, however is only a partial shadow where you can view the partial eclipse from.
How many times a month do spring and neap tides occur?
Twice
What part of Earth gets the most direct sunlight?
The equator
Where on Earth does the sun never set?
North and south poles.
When the moon is between the sun and earth, what phase is it?
new moon
What is the opposite of a vernal equinox?
A autumnal (fall) equinox.
What type of tide occurs during the New Moon phase?
Spring tide.