tides
When the gravity of the sun and the moon pull in the same direction
What is a spring tide?
the tilt angle of the earth.
What is 23.5 degrees
Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of ______?
What is LIGHT?
A full or new moon.
What moon phases cause spring tides?
The imaginary line around the center of the earth
What is the equator
Tides that occur during the quarter moons.
What is Neap tides?
the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun.
What causes seasons.
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in ______ a spring tide occurs
Spring tides always happen when the Moon is at the full or new phase
Spring tides occur during these moon phases
What is a new and full moons?
Over the course of 24 hours the Earth completes a:
Rotation
Tides that occur when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned.
What are Spring tides?
2 differences between revolution and rotation.
What is one is a day, one is a year. Rotation, is the earth spinning on its axis. Revolution is the earth orbiting the sun.
What kind of tides are there twice a day
How many high and low tides are there a day?
Tides are higher when the moon is full because
Are tides higher during a full moon or new moon?
What happens to the concentration of solar radiation as it's angle decreases?
The concentration also decreases.
Wyatt is fishing on a rock during low tide at 7:30 am. During high tide, the rock washes out, with waves making it too dangerous to stand on. How much time does Wyatt have before he will be swept away into the ocean forever?
What is approximately 6 hours but probably less if he doesn't want to slip and fall on the rocks as the tide comes in.
Seasons the southern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun.
What is winter in north america, summer in south america.
The phases of the Moon are caused by the changing positions of the _____
Why is it called moon phases?
The difference between high and low tides is the greatest during these tides.
What are the Spring Tides?
the shortest daylight hours
What is the Winter Solstice?
These happen during the moon phases
What happens to high tides?
What are the four Seasons?
What are Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall?
_____ is used to measure the months
Why is it called the Moon?
These tides have low high tides and high low tides
What are Neap Tides?
Date when the antarctic circle has 24 hours of darkness and the Arctic circle 24 hours of daylight.
What is the Summer Solstice?