Rotation
What is rotation of the Earth?
Rotation is Earth spinning on its axis.
What is revolution?
The movement of the Earth traveling around the sun.
What causes tides?
The moons gravitational pull.
What two things create the moon phases?
The reflection of the sun and the moon revolving around Earth.
What do you observe during a solar eclipse?
Daytime- the moon would be covering sun, only the corona is visible, it would get dim outside, temp would drop.
What direction does the Earth rotate?
Counterclockwise (Eastward)
What is the direction of the Earths revolution?
Counter clockwise
What is a Spring tide?
A tide of increased range that occurs 2 times a month.
How long does it take to see all the moon phases?
29.5 days
What moon phase does a solar eclipse occur during? How long does a solar eclipse last.
New moon, a couple of minutes
How long does rotation of the Earth take?
24hours
How long does the Earth take to revolve around the sun?
Revolution takes 365.25 days.
During which moon phases do spring tides occur?
New and Full moon.
What are all the moon phases in order?
New moon, Waxing crescent, 1st quarter moon, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter moon, waning crescent.
What moon phase does a lunar eclipse occur during? How long does a lunar eclipse last?
Full moon, 2.5 - 3 hours
What does rotation of the Earth cause?
Day and Night
What does revolution of the Earth cause to happen?
Revolution causes years.
What is a neap tide?
A tide of minimum range
How long after the New moon will we have the 1st quarter moon?
1 week
What do you observe during a lunar eclipse?
Night time- Moon falls in shadow of Earth and the full moon turns a reddish color.
If the Earth rotated slower what would happen?
The days would be longer.
What two things cause the seasons?
The earths tilt and and the Earth revolving the sun.
During which moon phases do neap tide occur?
During 1st and 3rd quarter
How long after the New moon will we have the full moon?
2 weeks
What is the alignment of sun moon and earth during a lunar eclipse, what is the alignment for a solar eclipse?
Lunar- Sun, Earth, Moon
Solar- sun, Moon, Earth