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27 Cards in this Set
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The Earth's axis always points towards... |
Polaris |
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What season is at location A? |
Summer |
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What season is at location C |
Winter |
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To spin on an axis is called |
Rotation |
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Rotation causes... |
Day and Night |
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To travel around the sun |
Revolution |
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Revolution causes |
Seasons |
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______________ receives EQUAL amounts of daylight all year long. |
Equator |
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What phase always occurs between the Earth and Sun? |
New Moon |
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What phase is always opposite of the New Moon? |
Full Moon |
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When the moon is getting brighter or white on the right is called... |
Waxing |
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When the moon is getting darker or dark is on the right is called... |
Waning |
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How often does the Earth experience High Tide? |
Every 12 hours |
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Spring Tide occurs when waters are ______________ than normal |
Higher |
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Which phases of the moon do Spring Tides occur? |
New and Full Moon |
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Which phases of the moon do Neap Tides occur? |
1st and 3rd (Last) Quarter |
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Longest wavelength, lowest frequency, and lowest energy... |
Radio Waves |
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Shortest wavelength, highest energy, and highest frequency... |
Gamma waves |
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Only part of the EM spectrum we can see... |
Visible Light |
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The distance that light travels in one year. |
Light Year |
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Top of a wave |
Crest
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Bottom of a wave
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Trough
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From crest to crest or trough to trough
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Wavelength |
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If Polaris is 403 light years away, how long before we see the light?
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403 years
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If Sirius is 8.3 light years away, how long before we see the light? |
8.3 Years |
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If Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years away, how long before we see the light? |
4.2 years |
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Why does the Earth move around the Sun? |
The gravitation pull of the sun while the earth is pulling away from the sun. |
