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26 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 line up |
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A solar eclipse occurs when |
The moon passes between sun and earth |
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One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about |
365 days |
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Earth's 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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Earth's rotation takes about |
24 hours |
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In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly overhead at |
23.5 degrees south |
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If neither end of earth's axis is tilted toward our away from the sun what occurs |
Spring and fall equinox |
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You never see the far side of the moon because |
The moon rotates once 27.3 days on its axis for every revolution 29.5 days around earth |
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The amount of the lighted side of the moon you can see is the same during what phases |
1st and 3rd quarter |
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When the suns pull is at right angles to the moon you have |
Neap tide |
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The phase of the moon you see depends on |
How much of sunlit side of the moon faces earth |
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How much light do you see from new moon phase to full moon phase |
The amount is increasing ( waxing ) |
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Describe 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 |
2 weeks |
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From which direction is the sun shining on the first quarter phase |
Right side |
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During a full moon, where is the moon in relation to earth and the sun |
The moon is on the opposite side or behind earth |
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New moon |
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Waxing crescent |
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Waxing 1st quarter |
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Waxing gibbous |
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Full moon |
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Waning gibbous |
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Waning third quarter |
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Waning crescent |
