Components of the Solar System Review

What location has the Least variation in number of daylight hours?

____ can be very large and are made from leftover rocky-metallic material from the formation of the solar system.

What moon phase causes the highest Spring tide?

What causes the seasons on Earth?

The seasons are caused by the Earth's tilt as it revolves around the Sun.

How many tide changes are there each day?

What causes the daily tidal cycle?

What is the result of the Moon’s rotation time matching its revolution?

What moon phase causes neap tides?

Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter supported the heliocentric theory.

What causes the monthly tidal cycle?

How long does it take the Earth to make one rotation?

Why does our Moon look bright?

What moon phase is displayed in the picture?

_____ are small fragments of meteoroids that have entered Earth’s atmosphere and are called shooting stars.

What moon phase is displayed in the picture?

What force prevents moons, asteroids, and comets from exiting their orbit?

What moon phase causes spring tides?

What do comets, meteoroids, and asteroids have in common?

How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution?

What was Copernicus’ contribution to science?

What moon phase is displayed in the picture?

How long does it take the Moon to make one rotation?

__________ are made of ice, dust, water, and have a tail.

How much time passes from 1st quarter moon to full moon?

How much time passes from last quarter moon to 1st quarter moon?

What location on earth has the Most variation in number of daylight hours?

How long does it take the Moon to make one revolution?