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1
Q

Earth tilt is

A

23 1/2 degrees

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2
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Summer solstice

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June 21

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3
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66 1/2 S

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Antarctic circle

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4
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Dates for Equinox

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3/21 and 9/21

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5
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Winter solstice

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12/21

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6
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Where moon is directly over on March 21

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Equator

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7
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Time of moon rise tomorrow if moon rise today is 10:00

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10:50

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8
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Another word for rotation

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Spinning

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9
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Length of moon revolution

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27 1/3 days

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10
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Amount of moon that is always lit up

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Half

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11
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Another word for revolution

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Orbit

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12
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Longest daylight day where we live

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June 21

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13
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Tilt of moons orbit around earth

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5 degrees

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14
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Cause of day and night

A

Earth’s rotation

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15
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Length of lunar cycle

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29 1/2 days

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16
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Length of moon rotation

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27 1/3 days

17
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Moon light increasing

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Waxing

18
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Moon light decreasing

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Waning

19
Q

Why we always see the same side of the moon

A

Because moons revolution and rotation we the same rate

20
Q

The moon revolves around the earth from _______ to ________

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East to west

21
Q

What cause the rising and seting of the moon

A

The earth rotating

22
Q

What is earthshine

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Sunlight glowing off of the earth causeibg is to see the non light up part of the moon

23
Q

At what two phases does earthshine occur

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Waxing and waning crescent

24
Q

What direction does the earth revolve around the sun

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Counterclockwise

25
Q

What are the two parts of the shadow

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Umbra-darkest

Penumbra-less dark

26
Q

Lunar eclipse

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Occurs when the moon passes through the earth’s shadow

27
Q

Solar eclipse

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Occurs when the moon casts a shadow on the earth’s surface

28
Q

Spring tides

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High tides are extra high
Low tides are extra low
Occur during new and full moons

29
Q

Neap tides

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High tides are lower
Low tides are higher
Occurs during 1st and 3rd quarter

30
Q

Order of moon phases

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  • new moon
  • waxing crescent
  • first quarter
  • waxing gibbous
  • full moon
  • waning gibbous
  • third quarter
  • waning crescent
31
Q

Waxing ______ side

Waning ______ side

A

Right

Left

32
Q

23 1/2N

A

Tropic of Cancer

33
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23 1/2 S

A

Tropic of Capricorn

34
Q

Sunrise is caused by

A

The earth’s rotation

35
Q

Moon rise varies because

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The moon orbits while the earth rotates

36
Q

The fact that the moon orbits 13° per day account for the fact that

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The moon rises 50 minutes later each day

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