Earth in Space (1-1) Phases, Eclipses, and Tides (1-2) Rockets and Satellites (1-3) Earth’s Moon (1-4) WILD CARD

The Earth spinning on its axis is called what?

Rotation

Seasons on Earth are caused by the ______ of the axis.

tilt

What degree of latitude is the sun directly overhead at during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

23.5° North

During the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, how many hours of daylight are there at the South Pole?

24 hours

A ________ occurs when neither the north or south end of the earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun.

equinox

When you are standing in the penumbra, what type of eclipse are you experiencing?

Partial Lunar OR Solar

The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the ________ side of the moon faces Earth.

sunlit

During what two phases of the moon do spring tides occur?

New moon and full moon

If the sun, moon, and earth are in a perfect line and you’re in the moon’s umbra, what specific type of eclipse are you experiencing?

Total solar eclipse

How many days does it take to get from to

29.5/2 = days

A rocket moves forward when ______ expelled from the rear of the rocket push it in the opposite direction.

gases

Any object in space revolving around another object is called a __________.

satellite

What type of rocket was used to launch men to the moon during the Apollo program?

Multi-stage rocket

If a satellite is above the Middle School and stays above the Middle School throughout it’s orbit, it has what type of orbit?

geosynchronous

WORD FOR WORD ANSWER: What is the law of physics that explains why a rocket flies?

“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Humans first landed on the moon in what year?

1969

The round pits covering the moons surface are called what?

Craters

The pull of gravity on the moon is how may times that of the pull of gravity on Earth?

1/6

These devices were used to detect very slight moonquakes.

seismometers

This theory explains how the moon was formed.

Collision theory

In the course of one year, the Earth completes how many complete revolutions?

1

This tide has the least difference between low and high tides.

Neap tide

Name the next phase of the moon after

Full moon

There are two factors which cause summer in PA to be warmer than winter: 1. More direct sunlight 2. _________________

longer periods of daylight

Who was the first person to look at the moon through a telescope?

Galileo

Why don’t we always have lunar and solar eclipses occurring? (hint: think about the moon’s orbit)

The moon’s orbit is at a 5° tilt to the Earth’s orbit