Seasons
Tides
Astronomy
What Up? Science
Grab Bag
100

This season begins on December 21.

What is winter?

100

The time when the beach is totally uncovered by ocean water.

What is low tide?

100

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.

What is orbit?

100

An object that orbits a planet.

What is a satellite?

100

The celestial body that has the most impact on the Earth's tides.

What is the moon?

200

What is the name of the season that begins on September 21?

What is Fall?

200

Some animals are used to being immersed in water for long periods of time during ______________.

What is high tide?

200

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

What is rotation?

200

In summer, the northern hemisphere is tilted __________ the sun.

What is toward?

200

How do you spell your science teacher's last name.

What is FRANCESCONE?

300

The two days of the year where the globe gets the greatest amount of daylight and darkness.

What is solstice?

300

How many total tides would you go through in 2 weeks time.

What is 56?

300

Either of the two days of the year where neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

What is equinox?

300

During the summer the Artic Circle receives how many hours of daylight.

What is 24 hours?

300

The two moon phases during a Spring tide.

What is full moon and new moon?

400

Another name for the Spring equinox.

What is vernal?

400

The tide with the greatest difference between high tide and low tide.

What is spring tide?

400

The movement of an object around another object.

What is revolution?

400

The sun, moon, and earth form a _______ angle in a spring tide?

What is 180?

400

The two moon phases during Neap tides.

What is first quarter and third quarter?

500

This area of the globe receives 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness all year long.

What is the equator?

500

The tide when the sun, moon and earth form a 90 degree angle.

What is a neap tide?

500

The angle at which the Earth is tilted.

What is 23.5 degrees?

500

Name the two "Tropic" lines on a globe.

What is Cancer and Capricorn?

500

The amount of moons it would take to fill up the Sun.

What is 76 million?