Science Test 2 Flashcards
What angle is the world sitting on?
A 23.5 degree angle
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun once?
365 days
How many seasons are there?
4 ; summer, autumn, winter and spring
When does the Southern Hemisphere experience summer?
When it is tilted towards the sun
What is a solar eclipse
When the moon is in between the sun and the earth
What are the order of the planets/ how can you remember
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles// Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the moon passes between earth and the sun the moons shadow falls on earth. If this happens during the day, the part of the earth in the shadow experiences a solar eclipse.
What is a neap tide?
About 7 days after a spring tide, the sun and moon are no longer in the same line as the earth.
What is a spring tide?
When the sn is on the same side of the earth as the moon, or on the opposite side, higher tides than normal are experienced. These tides are called spring tides. These tides occur during a full moon or new moon.
What do the terms waxing and waning mean?
Waxing is when a larger part of the moon is showing and a waning is when a smaller part of the moon is showing.
What are the stages of the moon?
New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.
What is a spring tide and neap tide?
Spring tide is when the sun is on the same side of the earth as the moon, and a neap tide is about 7 days after a spring tide and the sun and moon aren’t in a line anymore
How many days does it take for a full revolution of the moon around earth
29 days
Random
The closer the sun to the planet, the shorter the orbit
