Seasons Tides Moon Quiz Prep
How much of the Moon will ALWAYS be illuminated at one time by the sun
HALF
How much of the earth will be illuminated at one time by the sun on the first day of our summer?
HALF
Which direction is the North Pole pointed the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Toward the sun
What place will receive twenty-four hours of DAYLIGHT on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Artic Circle
What place will receive twenty-four hours of DARKNESS on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Antarctica (South Pole)
What position on the earth gets the most direct sunlight on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Tropic of cancer
Why isn’t the moon visible from Earth during the new moon phase?
The sun is lighting up the half of the moon that is pointed away from us
On the first day of spring, how long will the sun be up in Aberdeen?
12 hours, just like everywhere else on Earth
The moon’s gravity goes right through the earth. What effect does that have on our tides?
It causes a lump of water to form on opposite sides of the earth, giving us 2 high tides a day
Why do we have the highest tides when there is a new moon?
Because the sun’s and the moon’s gravity are both pulling in the same direction
instantaneous linear velocity ?
How fast a point on the earth is moving
What is the instantaneous linear velocity at the North Pole?
ZERO - it just changes directions as the earth spins under it
What is the instantaneous linear velocity at the Equator?
About 1000 miles per hour
What causes a solar eclipse?
The moon gets between the sun and the earth, blocking out the view of the sun
Why is it always a new moon when solar eclipses occur?
The lit side of the moon is facing away from Earth
What causes a lunar eclipse?
The earth’s shadow covers the moon
What phase of the moon has total eclipses?
FULL MOON
WHERE?
ARTIC
WHERE?
MARYLAND
WHERE?
ANTARTICA
WHERE?
38 degrees south of the Equator Australia