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20 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 phase |
Full moon |
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Tides are highest when |
Earth, sun, and moon are in a straight line |
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A solar eclipse occurs when |
Moon is between sun and earth |
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One complete revolution of earth around sun takes about |
365 days = 1 year |
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Earths rotation on its axis causes |
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 take about |
24 hours |
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In the southern hemisphere the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead at |
23.5° south |
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If neither end of earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun what occurs |
Spring or fall equinox |
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You never see the far side of the moon because |
It's revolution and rotation take about the same amount of time |
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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 sun pull is at right angles to the moons you have |
Neap tides |
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The phases of the moon you see depends on |
How much the of suns light hits the moon |
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How much light do you see from new moon phases to full moon phase |
It increases |
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Deceive the type of rays and length of days north America would experience when the north end of earth's axis is tilted toward the sun |
Direct rays and longer days |
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About how much time passes between a new moon and a full moon |
2 weeks |
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From which direction is the sun shining on the first quater phase |
Right side |
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During a full moon, where is the moon in relation to earth and the sun |
It's behind earth and in front of the sun |
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Lost the phases of the moon in order |
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent, new moon |
