Seasons
What causes Seasons?
Earth's tilt
Moon Phase next to the Sun
New Moon
A rocky metallic object that orbits the sun and is much smaller than a planet
asteriod
Mid-ocean ridge & Rift Valleys form at ___ boundary?
Divergent
How would seasons be affected if Earth were not tilted on her axis?
There wouldn’t be seasons.
All day-length and night-length would be the same
One week after a First Quarter Moon
Full Moon
What is a large celestial body composed of gas and emits light?
In an HR Diagram, our Sun is categorized as which type of star?
Main Sequence
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the Sun?
It is Winter
When the Earth is in between the Moon and the Sun, the Moon Phase is?
Full Moon
A small bright object with a fan-shaped tail is observed by a satellite. It is most likely __.
A comet
Why are the days shorter in the winter and longer in the summer in Texas?
In the winter, we are titled away from the Sun and in the summer we are tilted toward the Sun
What two moon phases occur during weak tides?
1st & 3rd Quarter
New Moon
Sequence, starting with the smallest:
Nebulae
Galaxies
Planets
Stars
Planet, Star, Nebula, Galaxy
Land feature formed at a Continental-Ocean Convergent Boundary?
Volcanic Mountains
If its ________ in the Northern Hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Winter
How many weeks to go from a New Moon to Third Quarter?
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
Galaxy
Which moon phases produce the strongest/highest tides?
Full & New Moon