Rotation & Revolution
State the difference between rotation and revolution
Rotation is spinning on an axis
Revolution is going around something
The 4 seasons
What are Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring?
How many high tides does Earth experience in 24 hours?
Bonus: How many low tides?
2 high tides
2 low tides
Celestial body the moon revolves around
What is Earth/a planet?
Does Earth's tilt ever change?
No!
What would happen if Earth rotated faster on it's axis?
Shorter days and nights/days less than 24 hours
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience _________ seasons at the same time
What is opposite?
Causes of tides on Earth (2 causes)
What is gravitational pull and rotation of Earth?
Waxing means what when referring to moon phases
The moon is growing in size
Any natural object that exists in space, outside of Earth's atmosphere
What is a celestial body?
How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution?
365 days or 1 year
The southern hemisphere is tilted TOWARD the sun. The season it is experiencing
Summer
The area of a tidal bulge is experiencing this kind of tide
What is high tide
Why does the moon have a greater effect on tides than the sun?
The Moon is closer to Earth
Without this, planets would fly into space and away from our solar system
What is Gravity?
What keeps Earth revolving around the Sun?
The sun's gravitational pull
The Northern Hemisphere experiences winter during this portion of the Earth's orbit
What is north pole tilted AWAY from the sun?
The tide when the sun and moon are perpendicular in relation to earth
What is a neap tide
Why does the moon impact Earth's tides?
The gravity of the moon pulls on the Earth's oceans, causing them to rise and fall.
Describe summer and winter equinox
Summer equinox is the longest day of the year
Winter equinox is the shortest day of the year
Where will it be cold whether it is the summer or winter?
Bonus: Where will it be hotter whether it is summer or winter?
The poles
The equator
The season between winter and summer
What is spring?
A tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moon.
Bonus: Are the moon and sun in a line or perpendicular?
Spring tide
In a line
Lunar phases that occur during a Spring tide
What are new moon and full moon?
Describe Earth's axis/what it causes
Imaginary line
Causes seasons
Through the middle of Earth