General Science- Moon & Seasons Flashcards
The most important body aside from the sun that relates to life on Earth is what?
The Moon
Because of the gravitational pool between moon and earth, we have what?
Tides
When do high tides occur and why?
Twice a day
Because the moon will be at it’s closest or farthest from that mass of water.
It is suspected that life would never had evolved on land without the what?
Oceanic Tides on coastal areas.
How many times does earth orbit the sun?
1 per year.
The earth is tilted on what?
It’s axis.
Summer for Northern Hemisphere/ Winter for Southern Hemisphere.
When the north is tilted toward the sun, and the southern pole is tilted away from the sun.
Winter for Northern Hemisphere/ Summer for Southern Hemisphere
When the north is tilted away from the sun, and the southern pole is tilted toward the sun.
When the earth is tilted to the point the north and south poles are neither toward the sun that is what?
Spring or Fall
What direction does the earth orbit the sun?
Counter Clockwise
In a diagram, Spring in the Northern Hemisphere is located where of the sun?
Top
In a diagram, Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is located where of the sun?
The Left
In a diagram, Fall in the Northern Hemisphere is located where of the sun?
Bottom
In a diagram, Winter in the Northern Hemisphere is located where of the sun?
The Right
When the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun during daylight hours.
Solar Eclipse
