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ch.19 science test
Sun,Earth,Moon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Phases of the moon where there is the greatest difference between high and low tides | Full and new moon |
| Angle at which the earth is tilted | 23.5 |
| Latitude during the summer solstice in the northern hemishere | 23.5 degrees north |
| Earth's rotation takes about this long | 2 hours |
| Phase of the moon where the when a small sliver is visible on the left side | Waining Cresent |
| What is it called when the sun is 23.5 degrees north or south | Solistice |
| This occurs when neither end of the earth is tilted toward the sun | Equinox |
| This equinox marks the beggining of spring in the northern hemisphere | Vernal Equinox |
| Phase of the moon when 3/4 is visible on the right side | Waxing Gibbous |
| When the moon's shadow hits earth or the earth's shadow hits the moon is called a | Eclipse |
| Day in the northern hemisphere that has the longest daylight ours | June 21 |
| Lunar eclipse can occur during this phase of the moon | Full Moon |
| Date Antartica has 24 hours of daylight | December 21 |
| Earth's revolution around the sun takes about how many days | 365 days |
| Phase of the moon when a lunar eclipse can occur | Full Moon |
| The shapes of the moon you can see from earth | Phase |
| This causes day and night | Rotation |
| Doldrums occur during these in the year | Equinoxs |
| This is the darkest part of the shadow during a eclipse | Umbra |
| Which times are equal day and night | Equinox |
| Phase of the moon where 3/4 of the moon is visible on the left side | Waining Gibbous |
| Where the direct rays of the sun shine during an equinox | Equinox |
| Spring tides occur during these moon phases | Full or New moons |
| Phase of the moon where half of the moon is visible from earth on the righ side | 1st Quarter |
| This is the less darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse | Penumbra |
| This side of the moon is not visible to earth | Far Side |
| The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is called this | Orbit |
| Equinox in the northern hemisphere during september | Autumnal Equinox |
| New moon to full moon causes the sunlight to increase or decrease | Increase |
| Earth is located in this place during a lunar eclipse | In the middle |
| What reflects of the moon for it to be seen from earth | Sunlight |
| Moon phases depend on the moon to be lighted by this | The Sun |
| Phase of the moon when a solar eclipse can occur | New Moon |
| Phase of the moon where a full circle is visible from earth | Full Moon |
| This was the first artificial satillite launched into space | Sputnik 1 |
| Rotating means spinning on this | Axis |
| How long does earth's rotation take | 24 hours |
| Date the southern hemisphere has the longest night hours | June 21 |
| The moon phase where a small sliver is visible on earth on its right side | Waxing Cresent |
| Phase of the moon when half of it is visible from earth on the left side | 3rd quarter |
| Two high and low tides occur every | 24 hours |
| When the moon directly moves between the sun and earth it is what type of eclipse | Solar Eclipse |
| Latitude during a summer solistice in the southern hemisphere | 23.5 degrees south |
| Neap tides occers during these moon phases | 1st and 3rd |
| Aproximate date of the summer solistice for the northern hemisphere | June 21 |
| The imaganary line that which passes through the earth is called | Axis |
| Type of eclipse where the moon is between the sun and earth | Solar Eclipes |
| Moon is located in this place during a solar eclipse | Between the earth and the sun |
| Phase of the moon where the moon is not visible from earth | New Moon |
| An orbit eqal to the orbit of earth is called | Geosychronym |
| Date the artic circle has 24 hours of day light | June 21 |
| This type of force pulls the moon and earth toward each other | Gravity |
| Study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space | Astonomy |
| A natural or artificial object that revolves around another object in space | Satillite |
| Seasons are caused by the earth's tilt on this | Axis |
| The lighted half of the moon faces away during this phase | New Moon |
| Areas on the moon which are low and lava flooded | Maria |
| Main use of space stations is to | Learn more about space |
| Gases expell from a rocket propel the rocket in which direction | Rear End |
| One of the main usesof a satillite is to | Communicate |
| This mainly cariess atronauts and equipment into space | Rockets |
| Rockets burn fuel to create what to propel the rocket | gas/reaction |
| This made the putting of rockets into space possible | Multistage rockets |
| Round pits on the moon are called | Craters |
| Diameter of the moon is what that of earth | 1/4 |
| Galileo named the dark flat areas marias because it looked like | Oceans |
| Size of the moon is what of earth | 1/80 |
| Moon may have formed from the material of the | Earth |
| Crators from the moon were caused by these | Merteorites |
| Scientist studied theses to learn more a bout the moon | Rocks |
| Satilites remain in a constant orbit in the same place above earth which is called | Geostationary |
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