Science Final Study Guide Flashcards
Scientist use the scientific method to develop scientific theories? True or False
It’s true
The revolution of the moon and the tilt of the moon on its axis are responsible for what make earths seasons ? True or False
It’s false because the moon does not have a tilt the earths tilt on its axis causes our seasons
At the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere the North Pole receives almost 24 hours of daylight. True or False
Its False
Weather is the characteristic weather conditions in an area over a large period of time
It is False
The geocentric theory states that all planets revolve around the sun . True or False?
It is False
A disturbance that transfers energy
Wave
A wave in which the disturbance moves at right angles to the direction of the wave
Transverse wave
A type of wave in which the disturbance moves in the same direction that the wave travels
Longitudinal wave
The highest point of a wave
Crest
The lowest point of a wave
Trough
The disturbance from one crest to the next crest
Wavelengths
The number that a fixed point in a given point
Frequency
The curved path , usually elliptical, described by a planet , satellite, spaceship, etc around a celestial body as the sun
Orbit
The sun together with all the other planets and other bodies that revolve around it
Solar System
The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earths equator , making night and day approximately equal length all over the earth occurring about March
Equinox
