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90 Cards in this Set
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September 1- everyone on earth has ____ hours of day and ___ hours of night |
12 and 12 |
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Everyone on Earth sees Sun rise ____ and set ___ on September 1 |
East and west |
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In NY, sun is about ___ degrees in sky in September. |
48 degrees |
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At ____, the sun doesn't rise until 3/21. (Numerical and name) |
66.5 N, Artic Circle |
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Dec 21- direct rays touch what place? (At solar noon) |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS during winter solstice, the altitude of noon sun is ___ degrees |
24.5 |
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At winter solstice, sunrise is most ______ and sunset is most ____ |
South of east, south of west |
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What's terrestrial motion? |
When the Earth moves |
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Most stars appear to circle around what star? Why? What are these stars called? |
Polaris, because Polaris is directly above Earth's axis of rotation. These are called circumpolar stars. |
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Who invented free swinging pendulum? |
Focault |
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What is the Coriolis Effect? |
Objects that move across Earth go in a curve (like a missile) because the Earth is moving |
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What is the Coriolis Effect? |
Objects that move across Earth go in a curve (like a missile) because the Earth is moving |
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What direction do missiles go in the Northern Hemisphere? Southern? |
Right= northern Left= southern |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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How does the sun's degree in the sky change every Equinox or Solstice? |
23.5 degrees |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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How does the sun's degree in the sky change every Equinox or Solstice? |
23.5 degrees |
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In September, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun is South |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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How does the sun's degree in the sky change every Equinox or Solstice? |
23.5 degrees |
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In September, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun is South |
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In Winter Solstice, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun points South |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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In Winter Solstice, (In NYS), sun rises __ of __ and sun sets ___ of ___ |
South of west, north of west |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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How does the sun's degree in the sky change every Equinox or Solstice? |
23.5 degrees |
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In September, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun is South |
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In Winter Solstice, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun points South |
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What is a precession? |
When Earth wobbles back and forth on its access |
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In Winter Solstice, (In NYS), sun rises __ of __ and sun sets ___ of ___ |
South of west, north of west |
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Summer solstice- sun rises ____ and sets ____ |
Rises north of west, sets south of west |
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Tropic of Capricorn- northern or southern? |
Southern (23.5) |
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On summer solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Cancer |
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On the Winter Solstice, where are the direct rays of sun? |
Tropic of Capricorn |
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In NYS, during Winter Solstice, how many hours of light do we have? |
8 hours of light |
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In Summer Solstice, how many hours of light do we have in NYS? |
16 hours |
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When you move north, the sun... |
Gets lower |
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How does the sun's degree in the sky change every Equinox or Solstice? |
23.5 degrees |
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In September, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun is South |
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In Winter Solstice, where do shadows point at solar moon and/or where is the sun? |
Shadows point North, sun points South |
