Question | Answer |
Why are there seasons on earth | Because its tilted |
Earth has day and night cycles because | the earth is tilted |
A year on the earth occurs when the earth makes | one rotation around the sun |
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when it is facing the sun | summer |
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when it is facing away from the sun | winter |
In the Northern Hemisphere, December 21st is the 1st day of | winter |
This is called the (On December 21st is the 1st day of winter) | winter solstice |
The daylight hours in the winter are going to be | shorter |
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when its winter in the Northern Hemisphere | summer |
In the Northern Hemisphere, March 21 is the 1st day of | spring |
Spring is called the | spring equinox |
In the Southern Hemisphere, March 21 is the 1st day of | fall |
In the winter, sun rays that strike the Northern Hemisphere are | indirect |
during the summer the daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere are going to be | longer |
In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21st, is the 1st day of | summer |
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is called | summer solstice |
in the Southern Hemisphere It is the 1st day of | winter |
During the summer the sun rays that strike the Northern Hemisphere are | direct |
during the summer the daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere are going to be | longer |
in the Northern Hemisphere on September 21/22, it is the 1st day of | fall |
Fall is called | fall equinox |
in the Southern Hemisphere September 21/22, it is the 1st day of | spring |
The Earth rotates and revolves | counterclockwise |
Direct rays are ____ than indirect rays. | stronger |
Summer rays are and winter rays are | direct and indirect |
The daily rise and fall of sea level is called a ___________ | tide |
The main cause of tides is the gravitational pull of the ______ on the Earth. | moon |
A____ occurs on the side of Earth that is closest to the Moon and on the opposite side of Earth. | high tide |
_____occur at tidal bulges, and _____ occur between tidal bulges. | high tides and low tide |
A ___ tide occurs when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are lined up in a straight line. | spring |
This means that high tides will___ be than usual and low tides are ____ | higher and lower |
Spring tides only occurs during a ____________ and _____________ phase because both the sun and moon are pulling on Earth’s waters. | full and new moon |
A ____tide occurs when the Sun and Moon pull on Earth at right angles. | neap |
This results in _____ than normal high tides and ____ low tides. | lower and higher |
List the moon phases in order | new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous nt, 3rd quarter, waning crescent |
The Earth ______________ around the sun once every ______(days, or hrs.) and _________ on its imaginary axis once every ______(days, or hrs.). | rotates, 365.25 days, 24 hours |
How much of the sun lit side of the moon do we see during a 1st and 3rd Quarter phases? __________‐ | 1/2 of it |
How long does it take to go from the New Moon phase to the 1st quarter? _____________ | 6 days |
The moon is____ as the moon goes from the New Moon to the Full Moon because we are seeing more of the sun lit side of the Moon. | waxing |
The moon _____is as it is moving from the Full Moon to the New Moon because we are seeing less of the sun lit side of the moon. | waning |
The moon phases travel in a_______ fashion. | counterclockwise |
From a bird’s eye view, if the sun is on the right, the waxing side is on the ___If the sun appears on the left, the waxing side is on the | top and bottem |
The waxing side is always lit on the ___side, and the waning side is always lit on the___
side. | Right and left |
Day and night occur on Earth because the Earth _________, and seasons occur because the Earth ____________________________. | rotated and it is tilted |
How long does it take the moon to travel through the entire Lunar Cycle? ___________________ | one month |
A Neap Tide occurs during the _____________ and _______________ Phases, | 1st quarter, 3rd quarter |
_____________________ variable is the one that change on purpose in an experiment. | independent |
_______________________ variable is the one that is being studied in an experiment. | dependent |
What is atomic mass? | Mass of the nucleus which includes protons and neutrons |
If you subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass of an atom, you will have the number of
_________________________? | neutrons |
Use the formula C6H12O6 to answer the following questions
a. How many Elements? __________
b. How many Atoms total _______, C ______, H ______, and O ______ | a. 3
b. C=6, H=12 O=6 |
What are the two regions of an atom? _____________________ | nucleus and electron cloud |
What determines the identity of an element? ___________________ | Number of protons and electroncs |
What is the total charge of an atom that has the same number of protons and electrons? | neutral |
What are the valence electrons? ___________________________________ | out layer of electrons |
The Atlantic mid‐ocean ridge is an area of massive sea‐floor spreading, which results in the formation
of new sea floor. This process is caused by: ___________ | convection |
Which of the following Earth processes results in the destruction of oceanic lithosphere (crust)? | subduction |
_____is responsible for Mtn. building | convergent |
An area on a topographic map showing a cliff would have the contour lines: | close together |
What is Newton’s 1st law | the law of inertia |
What is Newton’s 2nd law | F=MA |
What is Newton’s 3rd law | action= equal and opposite reaction |
Speed: ________________________________________________ | How fast object is going |
Velocity: _______________________________________________ | How fast object is going with a direction |
Acceleration: ___________________________________________ | a change in speed or direction or both on an object |