Relationships in Space

Question 1

Rotation

Answer 1

an object’s spinning on its axis

Question 2

Revolution

Answer 2

the object’s orbital motion around another object

Question 3

Tides

Answer 3

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon

Question 4

Aphelion

Answer 4

the point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun.

Question 5

Perihelion

Answer 5

the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun

Question 6

Apogee

Answer 6

the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.

Question 7

Perigee

Answer 7

the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth

Question 8

Umbra

Answer 8

the dark central part of a sunspot

Question 9

Penumbra

Answer 9

the less dark outer part of a sunspot

Question 10

What degree is the Earth tilted?

Answer 10

23.5

Question 11

What type of path does the Earth revolve around the sun?

Answer 11

Ellipse/ Elliptical path

Question 12

What is the equinox of the northern and southern hemispheres?

Answer 12

Northern hemisphere:
Top of the Earth- Autumnal equinox; Sept 22-23
West Earth- Winter Solstice; Dec. 21-22
Bottom of the Earth- Vernal/Spring Equinox; March 20-21
East Earth- Summer Solstice; June 20-22

Question 13

When the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?

Answer 13

Summer

Question 14

When the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what season is it?

Answer 14

Winter

Question 15

How is the Earth positioned in Spring and Autumn?

Answer 15

Both the Southern and Northern hemispheres are pointed 90 degrees from the Sun, so neither hemispheres are pointed towards or away from the Sun.

Question 16

When the sun’s rays hit directly at the Tropic of Cancer, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

Answer 16

Summer

Question 17

When the sun’s rays hit directly at the Tropic of Capricorn, what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

Answer 17

Winter & Booty Creek Cheek Freak

Question 18

How fast does light travel?

Answer 18

300,000 kilometers per second

Question 19

How many high tides and low tides are there daily?

Answer 19

two neap and spring tides daily

Question 20

Why there is not a solar and lunar eclipse each month?

Answer 20

The 5 degree tilt of the moon is the reason we cannot have eclipses every month. There are not a solar and lunar eclipse each month because even though they the Earth, Moon, and Sun end up lining up every month due to the moon’s orbit, the 5 degree tilt of the moon often causes the shadow of the moon that would cause the solar or lunar eclipse to pass over or below the Earth. So when earth is tilted months later in a certain season a solar eclipse can happen. So this is why we cannot have eclipses every month.