Moon and sun terms
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| What motion results in the day/night cycle on earth | Earth rotation
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| Differentiate between 1 earth rotation and 1 earth revolution | Rotation is one day and Revolution is one year
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| What is the time for 1 earth rotation | 24 hours
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| What happens to the position of the sun in the sky over one earth rotation | Rises in the east and sets in the west
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| What direction will a shadow fall in Wisconsin | Before noon: West
At noon: North
After Noon: East
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| What is the direction of earths rotation | Counter Clockwise
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| If earths rotation was reversed what would change about the position of the sun in the sky over 1 earth rotation | West to East
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| How many earths rotations occur in one revolution | 365.25
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| Explain why every 4th calender year has an extra day | The .25 adds up to one whole day
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| Describe the shape of earths orbit | oliptical
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| On what day is the earth closest to the sun | December 21st
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| On what day of the year is the earth furthest from the sun | June 21st
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| What is the average distance between earth and the sun in kilometers | 147,200,000
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| What causes the tilt of the seasons | The tilt of the earths axis
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| How does the angle of sunlight affect temperature | More rays directed at the earth
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| Describe how the the tilt of the earth changes over the 4 seasons | The northern hemisphere is tilted at the sun in June and the southern hemisphere is tilted at the sun in December
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| Compare the length of daylight and night over the 4 seasons in the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere | Summer=Long
Winter=shorter
Spring/autumn= same
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| Vernal equinox | March 21st-June 21st=tropic of cancer
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| Autumnal Equinox | September 21st-December 21st=tropic of Capricorn
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| Summer solstice | June 21st-march 21st= Tropic of Capricorn
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| Winter solstice | December 21st-September 21st= tropic of cancer
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| What percent of the moon is always lit at any phase | 50%
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| what is the source of the moon's illumination | sun
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| does the moon usually rise as the sun sets | yes
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| What are extreme tides | Extreme rising and falling of tides
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| What motion causes the tides on earth | moon
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| When are extreme tides high or low | full and new moon
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