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6.3 Sun, Earth, Moon

Unit Test Review

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Name three feature s that enable Earth to support life… Distance from the sun, surface structure, magnetic field
Earth has a perfect average _______________ and _______________which allows life compared to other planets. Temperature and surface structure
How old is our planet Earth? 4.5 billion years old
How does Earth’s magnetic field protect it from solar winds? It pushes the solar winds away from Earth.
When Earth makes a full rotation every _____ hours which causes…. 24 hours causing day and night
How often do we experience sunrise and sunset? Daily
What causes the sunrise and sunset times to be so predictable? Earth’s orbit and rotation
What moon phase is half way between first quarter and third quarter? Full moon
True or false: The sun ALWAYS illuminates half of the moon. True
Eclipses are caused by patterns in the movement of the _______, ______, and ______. Earth, sun, and moon
A solar eclipse is when the _______ passes in front of the ______ during a new moon phases. Moon passes in front of the sun
If earth had no tilt, there would be no _____________. Seasons
Why does the North American continent experience summer in June? Earth’s axis is tilted towards the sun.
Tides on Earth are mostly caused by the gravitational pull of the _______. Moon
High tides are the highest when… The sun and moon are pulling in the same direction.
What two moon phases create higher high tides? New moon phase and full moon phase
Why do people want to know about the tide levels? Boaters need to know and sometime power plants can generate electricity using the tides
When the sun, earth, and moon are lined up BUT the earth is in the middle, people on earth will view the moon as a ______ moon. Full moon phase
When the sun, earth, and moon are lined up BUT the moon is in the middle, people on earth will view the moon as a ______ moon. New moon phase
During winter in the northern hemisphere is tilted _______ from the sun. away
The season of __________ is between winter and summer. spring
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