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19 Cards in this Set
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Because earths axis is tilted as it moves around the sun,earth has |
4 seconds |
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A Lunar Eclipse Occurs During What Phase |
Full moon |
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Tides are highest when |
Earth sun and moon line up |
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A solar eclipse occurs when |
Moon phases between sun/earth |
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One complete revolution of earth around the sun takes about |
365 |
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Earths rotation on its axis |
Day and night |
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Differences on how much the moon pulls on different parts of the earth causes |
Tides |
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Earths rotation takes about |
24 hours which is 1 day |
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In the southern hemisphere the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead at |
23.5°s |
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If neither end of earth axis is tilted towards or away from the sun what occurs |
Spring or fall exinox |
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You never see the far side of the moon because |
It never moves position |
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The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during what phases |
3rd and 1st quarter |
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When the suns pull is at right angles to the moons you have |
Neap tides |
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The phase of the moon you see depends on |
How much the sunlit position faces earth |
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How much light do you see from new moon phase to full moon phase |
More each night |
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Describe the type of rays and length of days north America would experience when the north end of earths axis is tilted toward the sun |
More direct sunlight and longer days |
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About how much time passes between a new moon and a quarter phase |
14 days 2 weeks = 1 month 28.5 days |
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From which direction is the sun shining 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 |
Opposite side of the sun |
