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19 Cards in this Set
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Because earth's axis is tilted as it moves around the sun earth has ...? |
Seasons |
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A lunar eclipse occurs during what phases? |
Full moon |
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Tides on earth are highest when...? |
Spring tide |
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A solar eclipse occurs when ???? |
The moon blocks the sun light |
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One complete revolution of earth around the sun takes about... |
One year |
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Earth's rotation on its axis causes what |
day and night |
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Different on how much the moon pulls on different parts of the earth causes |
Tides |
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Earths rotation takes about |
One day / 24 hours |
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In the S hemisphere the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over head at least... |
The equator |
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If neither end of earth's axis is tilted toward or anyway from the sun what occurs |
Seasons |
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You never see the far side of the moon because |
Doth rotate almost the same speed |
One earth year = one moon day |
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The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during what phases |
3rd quarter and 1st quarter |
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When the suns pull is at right angles to the moons you have |
Moon phases |
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The phase of the moon you see depends on |
How much of the sunlight side of the moon is phasing earth |
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How much light do you see from new moon phase to full moon phase |
More and more |
Waxing = growing |
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Describe the type of rays and length of days north America would experience when the N America would experience when the north end of earth's axis is tilted toward the sun |
Longer days warmer weather |
Summer |
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About how much time passes between a new moon and a full moon |
About a month |
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From which direction is the sun shinning on the first quarter phase |
Right |
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During a full moon where is the moon in relation to earth and the sun |
Moon , earth , sun |
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