Astrology Flashcards
When are we closest to the sun?
Winter
When the angle of the sun is high, the shadow is…
short
The highest angle is in
summer
The lowest angle is in
winter
When the eccentricity is 1, the orbit will look like a
perfect circle
If the eccentricity is 0, the orbit will look like a
straight line
A higher angle heats
faster
The northern hemisphere is inclined towards the sun in what month
June
The northern hemisphere is away from the sun in what month
December
1 orbit of the moon is how many days
27.3 days, half is 14, a quarter is 7
when the shift is red its moving…
away
when the orbit is close it is
fast
when the orbit is far it is
slow
what effect does distance have on the orbital period
larger the orbit, longer it takes to go around
the farther from the sun, the
longer the orbital period
the most eccentric has the
highest eccentricity, vice-versa
jovian planets are
jupiter down
terrestrial planets are
Mars up
why is there impact craters all over the moon
the moon has no atmosphere
what is the shape of the earth
oblate sphere
the more eccentric something is, the more it is shaped like an
oval
the angle of insolation is
0 at sunrise, highest at noon, 0 at sunset
in the summer,
were tilted towards the sun, highest insolation, longest day, and shortest shadow
the higher the angle the
more intensity
