Seasons
Daylight Hours
Phases of the Moon
Tides
Eclipses
100
True or false:
Daylight hours and temperature generally follow the same pattern. ie: When there are more daylight hours, the temperature is high, and vice versa
True
100
Determine which two statements describe the North Pole when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
It has 24 hours of darkness
It has 24 hours of daylight
It is winter there
It is summer there
A and C
100
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Which Phase of the Moon is pictured?
Full moon
100
What is the approximate time between low tides?
12 hours
100
Who's birthday did the 2014 lunar eclipse fall on?
Bransen!!!
200
Why are there more daylight hours when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
When the axis is tilted towards the sun, there is more direct sunlight
200
The location on the earth that experiences the most amount of daylight hours yearlong.
Equator
200
Which phase of the moon is pictured?
Waning Gibbous Moon
200
True or false. The Sun affects the tides.
True
200
Determine which of the following are true during a solar eclipse.
A.The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun
B. The Earth is between the Moon and the Sun
C. The Moon falls into the Earth's shadow
D. The Earth falls into the Moon's shadow
A and D
300
Changes in the local environment that occur at about the same time each year
Seasons
300
If there is less than 12 hours of daylight per day, what position is that hemisphere in on the earth's axis?
Tilted away/winter
300
During a new moon phase we can see:
The dark side of the moon/ Not see the light side at all
300
Identify the two factors that affect how much gravitational pull one object has on another.
Distance and Mass
300
Explain why a solar eclipse can only be seen during the daytime.
The side of the Earth that faces the Sun is in the daytime, while the side facing away from the Sun is in the nighttime. So solar eclipses can only be seen during the daytime
400
The Earth is closer to the Sun in January compared to June. This is because the Earth's orbit is an ellipse instead of a perfect circle.
Explain why the shape of the Earth's orbit can't explain the seasons.
Because of the tilt of the axis, the 2 hemispheres experience different seasons regardless.
If seasons were caused by the shape of the orbit, then both north and south Hems would experience summer in January.
400
What percent of the earth is in light at all times?
50%
400
If we can see half of the sunlight side of the moon, we are experiencing a
First quarter moon
400
Identify the main cause of tides on Earth.
Gravitational pull of the moon
400
Explain why lunar eclipses do not occur during every full moon.
Moon is slightly above or slightly below where the shadow of the Earth would fall, because of the slight tilt on the orbit of the moon
500
Explain how seasons work
As the earth orbits the sun, the axis changes to either the north or south hemisphere being closer/further from the sun
500
Which statements are true about the South Pole are true:
A. It is winter there
B. It is summer there
C. It has 18 hours of daylight
D. The Sun doesn't set
B and D
500
Describe the position of the moon, earth and sun during a new moon
the moon is between the sun and the earth
500
Explain why there are two high tides each day.
The gravitational pull of the Moon produces two bulges in the ocean surface. One is on the side of the Earth closest to the Moon. The other is on the side of the Earth furthest from the Moon. (1 point)
As the Earth rotates, locations move between areas of high and low tide. Locations pass through two areas of high tide during one 24-hour rotation of the Earth. (1 point)
500
Determine the phase of the Moon in which a lunar eclipse can occur.
Full moon