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Part2: Final Prep.

Earth & Universe 2016

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Where does rain fall with regards to a Cold front and Warm front? Behind the Cold front, and in front of the Warm front.
Are the isobars close together or far apart to signify highest wind speed? Close together means fast winds.
White to the right on the moon face indicates waxing or waning? Waxing! Can you draw a waxing crescent moon, and a waxing gibbous moon?
Highest tides, or spring tides, occur during which two moon phases? New Moon and Full Moon!
Can you draw a solar eclipse showing the relative positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth? It is at new moon phase with the Moon between the Sun and the Earth!
Depict fusion of hydrogen as occurs in the Sun as a math formula. Hydrogen + Hydrogen = Helium + Energy
At what two Moon phases are eclipses possible? Only at the New Moon and Full Moon phases!
As the Sun changes to a red giant, and finally a white dwarf, what happens to size and temperature of the Sun? Red giant is larger, brighter, but cooler; white dwarf is smaller, dimmer, and hotter than a red giant.
Spectral lines from a distant galaxy shift in which direction to show that the universe is expanding? The shift is to the red end of the light spectrum as the wave length increases as time passes while the wave of light travels through space.
Sun spots occur in a cyclic or a non cyclic pattern? A cyclic pattern repeating every 11 years or so.
Which two factors determine the life cycle of a star? The size and mass of the star are key to the anticipated life cycle of a star.
What will eventually happen to our Sun in the final stage post red giant? It will become a white dwarf in the final stage prior to burning out to form a black dwarf.
Are tides on Earth cyclic and predictable or non cyclic and random? Tidal change is cyclic and predictable, about every 12 hours, high tide to high tide, or low tide to low tide.
How many days from full moon to full moon, or new moon to new moon? About 29 days!
Why do we see moon phases? Because the moon orbits (revolves) around the Earth.
Why is Betelgeuse most likely to produce a supernova explosion? Because the star is large and of great mass. In the end, this star will create either a black hole or a neutron star.
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