Tides and Moon Phases Flashcards

A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide; the tides are the strongest.

The sun and moon are aligned with the Earth.

A tide with the least difference between low and high tide; the tides are the weakest.

<p>The moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The interaction of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bulge that occurs in the Earth's oceans when the Moon is overhead.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Locations between the bulges where the moon is not overhead.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most seashores have 4 tides every day - 2 high tides and 2 low tides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference in height between a high tide and a low tide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sun and moon's gravitational pull work together to create high tides that are very high and low tides that are very low.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New Moon and Full Moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First Quarter and Third Quarter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One week.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Twice a month.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps with beach activities such as beach combing and shelling, sand castle building, and swimming.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>About one month.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>29 days.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the water reaches its highest point.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the water reaches its lowest point.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>About 6 hours and 12 minutes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Twice a month.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strong tides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Weak tides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Twice a month.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The average distance from the sun to Earth - 93 million miles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1 AU.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A natural moon or man-made object that orbits a planet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An oval.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All existing matter in space as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of stars held together by their own gravity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Milky Way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The inner planets in our solar system (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The outer planets in our solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An asteroid belt.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They all have layers; tectonic plates; volcanism; weathering and erosion; and impact cratering.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>These planets are made up of hydrogen, helium, and other gases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Food, water, oxygen, ways to deal with microgravity, and protection from radiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Food, water, oxygen, shelter, and protection from radiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They help us to see distant objects, observe other celestial bodies, and understand the origin of the universe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refracting telescopes use lenses to gather light; reflecting telescopes use mirrors to gather light.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, infrared, microwave, and radio waves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Telescopes of various types, including optical, radio, X-ray, infrared, and space probes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Advances in technology help us learn more about the universe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Third.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To spin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The tilt of the Earth on its axis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Summer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The longest and shortest days of the year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the summer and winter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The length of daylight and nighttime are equal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the spring and fall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earth has a thin atmosphere, regulates temperature, contains a layer of ozone, and is 3/4th water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moon passes through the Earth's shadow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shadow of the moon falls on the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moon is not visible and the moon is between the sun and Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entire right side of the moon illuminated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less than half illuminated on the left side.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More than half illuminated on the right.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The moon is full and bright.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The right side is the bright side; less than half illuminated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More than half left side illuminated.</p> Signup and view all the answers