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Science SOL 6.2/6.3
Science SOL (6.2/6.3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| High Tide | When the water levels budge out the highest amount. Occurs about every 12 hours. |
| Low Tide | When the water levels recede to the lowest amount. Occurs about every 12 hours. |
| Spring Tide | A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are aligned in a line with Earth. |
| Neap Tide | A tide with the least difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other. |
| Geocentric | The belief that the earth is at the center of the solar system. |
| Heliocentric | The belief that the sun is at the center of the solar system. |
| Meteor | A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere. |
| Meteorite | A meteor that has hit Earth's surface. |
| Meteoroid | A chunk of rock or dust in space. |
| Equinox | The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun |