Earth Science! Flashcards

1

Define Season

Weather
A pattern of temperature and other weather trends.
Snow, rain, sun
A pattern of snow

2

Define Revolution

The darkest part of a shadow
The spinning of a body
Motion of a body that travels around another body in space
The area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere

3

What is the Autumnal Equinox?

Start of fall
Start of spring
Start of winter
Start of summer

4

What is Equinox?

The darkest part of a shadow
The area of sunlight is at a maximum in 1 hemispheres
The spinning of a body
Sunlight shines equally on Northern & Southern Hemispheres

5

How many different phases are there?

10
16
8
7

6

What phase comes after a new moon?

Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent
Full Moon
3rd Quarter

7

What eclipse is this?

Solar
Lunar

8

What is earths tilt?

22.5
23.6
25.3
23.5

9

What is the Vernal Equinox?

Start of fall
Start of summer
Start of winter
Start of spring

10

What phase is this?

3rd quarter
Waning crescent
Waxing gibbous
Waning gibbous

11

What would happen if we had no moon?

Everything would be fine
Our days, months, and years would be messed up
We would have tides
We would not have tides

12

What phase is this?

Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
3rd Quarter

13

What comes after a waxing crescent moon?

1st Quarter moon
Waning Crescent
3rd Quarter moon
Waxing Crescent

14

Define Penumbra

The outer part of the shadow
The inner part of the shadow
the darkest part of the shadow

15

What is the Umbra?

Sunlight
The darkest part of a shadow
The lightest part of a shadow
No shadow

Earth Science!

Questions 15

Earth Science!

Questions 15