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Earth/Sun/Moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or False Earth rotates on its axis about once every year | False Every 24 hours |
| T or F Daylight hours are shorter for the hemisphere that is tilted toward the sun during the solstice | False Longer |
| T or F The summer solstice occurs in June in the northern hemisphere and in December in the southern hemisphere | True |
| True or false a total solar eclipse can be seen only by people in the area of earth within the moon’s umbra | True |
| True or false a lunar eclipse occurs when earth’s shadow falls on the moon | True |
| True or false night and day on earth are caused by earth revolution around the sun | False Rotation around the axis |
| The September equinox and the March equinox both_______ | Have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness everywhere on earth |
| A _____ is a daily rise and fall of sea level | Tide |
| What is our position in December? | North |
| The line on which an object rotates is______ | Rotation axis |
| A solstice is a day when _______ | Earth’s rotation axis is most toward the sun and when earths rotation axis is most away from the sun |
| Summer occurs on the hemisphere of earth that is_____ | Tilted toward the sun |
| A lunar eclipse only occurs during which type of moon phase? | Full moon |
| When the north end of earth rotation axis is toward the sun what is true? | The northern hemisphere receives more energy from the sun |
| A wide light source creates a shadow with two parts. From which source can the light source be partially seen? | From the penumbra |
| The seasons are called____ | The direction earth rotational axis is pointed in respect to the sun |
| When do neap tides occur? | At first and third quarter moons and had the lowest high tides and highest low tides |
| One rotation of the moon is 27.3 days what is the time revolution? | 27.3 days |
| A light source is shining on a vertical surface or a slanted surface. What is true | The light energy that hosts the vertical surface is stronger because it is concentrated on a smaller surface |
| The phase of the moon that proceeds the new moon is | Third quarter |
| What form the Maria on the moon? | Lava flowing up through the moon’s crust |
| During ____phases more of the moon is visible each night | Waxing |
| The presence of Maria on the moon indicates that_____ | The moon contained lava beneath its surface in the past |
| A ____ occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun and earth and throws a shadow on earth | Solar eclipse |
| When the shadow and the moon appear on earth surface a ______ is occurring | Solar eclipse |
| What force causes tides | The gravity of the moon |
| What formed the craters on the moon? | Impacts from objects in space |
| Why can the moon be seen from our umbrella during a total lunar eclipse? | Earths atmosphere deflect some sunlight into the umbra |
| Not only is this summer solstice the longest day of the year it is also the day on which? | The sun is lowest in the sky |
| Why don’t solar eclipses occur every new moon? | The moon’s orbit around earth and earth’s orbit around the sun are not in the same plane so the three bodies only lineup occasionally |
| Spring tides_____ | Occur at new and full moon, and have the highest high tides and the lowest low tides |
| Why do solar eclipses happen only during a new moon? | A new moon occurs when the sun the moon and the Earth are all aligned. This allows, the moon to appear to cover the sun. |
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