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State the date of both the spring and fall equinoxes
March 21 and September 22
State the date of the winter solstice
December 22
State the date of the summer solstice
June 21
What type of eclipse is this
Total lunar eclipse
What are the 3 different types of solar eclipses
Total, partial, penumbral eclipse
In a luner eclipse what is the order of the elements
sun, earth, moon
What are the 3 different types of solar eclipses
total, partial, annular
In a solar eclipse what is the order of the elements
Sun, moon, earth
Explain the giant impact theory
The therory claims that a body similar in size to mars collided with the earth while the plent was still molten
Explain the accretion theory
The arth and moon formed very close to each other from the same dust cloud, which occupied the present orbit of the earth
Draw the 5 imaginary lines ( in order)
The artic circle, the tropic of cancer, the equator, the tropic of capricorn, the antartic circle
The warm zone is located between:
The tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn
The northern temperate zone is located between:
tropic of cancer and the artic pole
how many climatic zones do we have, state the names
5 zones: cold zone, temperate zone, warm zone
If the southern hemisphere has a low exposure to sunlinght, it would be
winter
If the southern hemisphere has a medium exposure to sunlinght, it would be
spring or fall
If the southern hemisphere has a high exposure to sunlinght, it would be
summer
Define: ecliptic
the imaginary plane where the earth´s orbit is positioned
true or false: day and night are caused by the earth´s rotation
true
True or false: Areas near the equator are more intensely heated than those near the poles?
true
The sun is the main source of: ________ and ________
light and heat
define high tide
it is the maximum height os sea level reached
define low tide
It is the minium height of sea level
Define: Tide
are the daily rising and falling of the sea level
What tide is this
High tide
What tide is this?
It is a low tide.
Explain lunar eclipse
occurs when the earth is aligned between the sun and the moon
Lunar eclipses are classified into
Total lunar eclipse, and partial lunar eclipse
True or False: The words rotate and revolve have the same meaning when describing the motion of planets.
false
what happens ? The earth rotates around its axis .
sequence of day and night
what happens when the earth revolves around the sun?
sequence of four seasons
What phase is this?
Full moon
What phase is this?
Waning gibbous
What phase is this?
Third quarter
What phase is this?
Waning crescent
What phase is this?
New moon
What phase is this?
Waxing gibbous
What phase is this?
First quarter
How many moon phases are there?
There are eight phases
How many days does it take from full moon to another full moon?
Around 29 days
How many days does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
Around 27 days
The moon is a ____________
Natural satellite
Where does the moonlight come from?
It comes from the Sun
The moon gets in front of the Sun, blocking its light. How do you call this phenomenon?
An eclipse
Types of solar eclipse are
Total, partial, annular
It is astronomical phenomena occurs when the Earth, Moon & Sun are nearly on one straight line with the moon in the middle.
Solar Eclipse
__________ solar eclipse occurs when the Earth lies in the penumbra region of the Moon.
Partial
You have to wear ___________ to observe the solar eclipse.
Special glasses
The dark inner shadow in which total solar eclipse appears is _________
Umbra
The type of solar eclipse in which the Sun appears as a lighting ring or ring of fire is__________
Annular solar eclipse
When does the Solar eclipse occur? Day time or night time?
It occurs during the day time
Penumbra causes a ____________solar eclipse
Partial
Umbra causes a __________ solar eclipse
Total
Identify the type of eclipse.
Solar eclipse
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