Seasons
The Earth spins on this imaginary line down the middle, which is why the Earth is tilted.
What is its axis?
This is a pulling force between two objects. We have it here on Earth and the moon has it, but it is much less.
What is gravity?
Give the definition of rotate.
What is to spin around
Give the definition of revolution
What is to move around another object?
What is one of the processes missing from this diagram?
runoff
These are the two reasons that Earth has seasons.
What tilt of the Earth and revolution around the sun?
The strength of the force of gravity depends on the product of the ____ of two objects.
masses
This is the amount of time it takes the Earth rotate one time
What is one day/24 hours?
This revolves around the Earth.
What is the moon?
Atmospheric winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because of
Coriolis effect
This season, are the days the longest, (when we have the most sunlight).
What is summer?
As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity______.
Decreases
This why we only see one side of the moon.
What is it rotates and revolves at the same time?
When the Earth revolves around the sun, this causes what?
What is seasons?
What is the name of the process labeled “B” in the diagram?
transpiration
When this part of the Earth is pointed away from the sun, that part of the Earth has this season.
What is winter?
The outer planets are farther from the Sun. This is why they orbit ____________ than the inner planets.
slower
The rotation of the Earth causes this.
What is day and night?
This is how long it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun.
What is one year/365 1/4 days?
A clothing manufacturing company is planning to switch from coal-powered energy to a renewable source. What would be a benefit to the company if they use a renewable source?
higher cost of renewable energy
long term availability of energy
increase in fossilization of coal
increase in global carbon emissions
long term availability of energy
If the earth were not inclined at an angle, we would not have seasons and what?
Time zones
T o F. The planets followed circular paths around the sun.
False. The major planets in our solar system. This imaginary track across our sky is called the ecliptic.
The Sun appears to move across the sky during the day. The best explanation for this apparent motion is that Earth is…
rotating on its axis.
Why do planets orbit the Sun?
Their forward motion is balanced by the pull of gravity from the Sun. The gravity is caused because of the suns size in comparison to the planets
Two locations at the same longitude may have major differences in their climates due to their
latitudes
proximity to water
altitudes