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Sink or Swim

Sink or Swim. Rotation – the actual movement of the Earth spinning on _____________________. axis. Rotation of earth takes how long?. 24 hours. Revolution of Earth takes how long?. 365 days.

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Sink or Swim

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  1. Sink or Swim

  2. Rotation – the actual movement of the Earth spinning on _____________________ axis

  3. Rotation of earth takes how long? 24 hours

  4. Revolution of Earth takes how long? 365 days

  5. There are two days each year where there is exactly 12 hours of darkness and 12 hours of light. AND Sun is directly overhead at the equator at noon. This is called? Equinoxes

  6. About how long is one moon cycle? 29 days

  7. Waxing means? Getting larger

  8. What phase? Waxing crescent

  9. Why do we always see the same side of the moon? Revolution and rotation Are the same

  10. What eclipse is this? Lunar eclipse

  11. What Phase? Waning Gibbous

  12. What kind of eclipse? Solar Eclipse

  13. _________ - total darkness where total eclipse occurs. Umbra

  14. What phase is at 2 1 2 3 New moon

  15. What we know about the moon mostly comes from what?!?! Studying Moon Rocks

  16. How much of the moon can you see during the full moon phase? All

  17. Name the Phase Last quarter

  18. If the moon is in the full moon phase a _____ eclipse could occur. lunar

  19. At what angle is Earth’s axis tilted? 23.5˚

  20. What phase is at 1 1 2 3 Waning crescent

  21. During which season in the Northern Hemisphere is the earth’s axis tilted away from the sun? Winter

  22. How often do tides occur? Every 6 hours

  23. What is the longest day of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere each year? Summer solstice

  24. What is the source of light that allows us to see the moon? Sun

  25. On which day is the night longer than the day in the Northern Hemisphere? June 21st

  26. During which phase would the earth’s tides have the greatest difference. New and full moon

  27. The phase of the moon you see depends on what?!?! How much of the sunlit Side faces the Earth

  28. What is the main cause of Earth’s seasons? The Tilt

  29. During an equinox Earth experiences what kind of days? Equal light and night

  30. How is the gravity on the moon different from the gravity on Earth? It’s less….1/6 of Earth

  31. Which of the following is NOT true about the moon? • the moon revolves around Earth. • The moon rotates and revolves at the same speed. • The moon revolves around the sun. • The moon is smaller than the earth. 4

  32. Eclipses - are named by which object's light is being _______ from your view Blocked

  33. Hemispheres tilted toward the sun get more ______ light, therefore, they got more _________ Direct, heat

  34. What theory explains how the Moon was formed? Collision

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