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1
Q

Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

A

It is summer

Temperatures are warmer

More hours of daylight

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2
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Northern hemisphere tilted away from sun

A

It is winter

The temperatures are cool

Less hours of daylight

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3
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The Southern Hemisphere is in the opposite season of the northern hemisphere

A

Fact

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4
Q

Summer solstice (spring)date?

A

June 21st

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5
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Winter solstice

A

December 21st

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6
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Vernal equinox

A

March 21st

Equal hours of day and light

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7
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Autumnal Equinox (fall)

A

September 22nd equal hours of day and night

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8
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What receives the the most direct rays of sunlight?

A

The equator

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9
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How does the earth rotate

A

Counterclockwise

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10
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How long is one complete cycle of the moon?

A

About a month ( 29.5) days

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11
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How many days does rotation take for the moon

A

27.3 days

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12
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How long does revolution take for the moon

A

27.3 days

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13
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What happens when the sun reflects off the moon?

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The moons surface lights up as the moon as the moon revolves around the world

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14
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When does the solar eclipse happen

A

When the moon passes between the sun and earth

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15
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What causes the seasons?

A

The tilt and Revolution

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16
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What causes a lunar eclipse

A

The moon passes through the earths shadow

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17
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How does the moon rotate

A

Counterclockwise

18
Q

How do tides occur

A

The gravitational pull of the moon on earths oceans

19
Q

What is Ceres

A

Ceres is the largest asteroid we know

It is 900km

20
Q

How are asteroids similar to planets?

A

Both rotate around central axis

Both have moons

Both orbit sun

About same distance from sun

21
Q

How does a meteor relate to an asteroids

A

A meteor is a small piece of an asteroid

22
Q

Asteroid

A

A large rock in outer space

23
Q

Comets

A

A small world which scientists say are made of dust and ice

24
Q

Meteorites

A

A piece of rock can be big enough so that it does not all burn up while entering the atmosphere and it will hit the ground

25
Q

Why does the sun look so small from earth

A

It is about 150 km away

26
Q

What would happen if the earth was a different distance from sun

A

Closer- it would be to hot(temperature increase)

Further- it would be to cold( temperature decreases)

27
Q

Why shouldn’t you look directly at the sun

A

Powerful solar radiation can blind you

28
Q

What is a solar flare

A

A stream of gas that explodes from the sun’s surface

29
Q

If the sun burned out how long would it take people on earth to notice

A

Eight minutes

30
Q

Which of these planets are not a gas giant

A

Venus

31
Q

Why can we see the moon

A

We see the moon because the sun reflects light off it

32
Q

What is a lunar month

A

A lunar month is when one full moon goes to the next full moon

33
Q

How does the gravity of earth compare to the gravity on the moon

A

The gravity of the moon is 1/6 of the earths

34
Q

True or false Half of the moon is always lit up except during an eclipse

A

True

35
Q

True or false the moon emits it’s own light just like the sun

A

False

36
Q

What is the relationship between the earth the sun and the moon

A

They all rotate revolve and they are all moving

37
Q

Why are there different phases of the moon

A

Moon orbits the sun

38
Q

Solar eclipse

A

Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth so the sun is partially or totally covered

39
Q

Lunar eclipse

A

A full eclipse of the moon

Lunar eclipse occur simply because the earth gets in the way of the sun and the moon

40
Q

Tides

A

The gravitational pull of the Moon tugs on the surface of the ocean until it’s surface mount up and outwards in the direction of the moon

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