Elmos Space Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Why does Earth have seasons? | Earth has seasons because its axis is titled as it revolves around the sun. |
| The phase of the moon you see depends on... | The phrase of the moon you se depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moonfaces the Earth. |
| From a new moon phase to a full moon phase you see... | Its changes by the way it moves. |
| Describe or draw the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a solar eclipse. | The positn of the solar eclipse are the sun then the moon then the Earth. |
| Describe or draw the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse. | The positn of the lunar eclipse are the sun then the Earth then the moon. |
| What is the only moon phase that occurs during a lunar eclipse? | They only occur when theres FULL MOON. |
| What causes tides to happen on Earth? | Tides are caused mainly by diffrances in how much the moons gravity pulls on the parts of the Earth. |
| Why do we always see the same side of the moon? | The diffrance is the gravitythat pulls parts of the Earth. |
| Know all of the moon's phases. | Look on the diagram. |
| What kind of eclipse are you more likely to see? | You are most likely to see a lunar because thr Earth is bigger. |
| When do neap tides occur? | They occur twice a month. |
| What are moon phases? | The diffrent parts of the moon you see from Earth. |
| What is the difference between the penumbra and the umbra? Which one would you likely see a total solar eclipse? | The umbra is cone shape and the penumbra a showdow that covers the darkests parts.You will likely see a umbra in a solsr eclipse. |
| What is a light-year? | A light year is the distance that light travles in one year. |
| What is parallax? How do astronomers use parallax? | Parallax is the appart change in possiton of an objectwhen youlook from a diffrent place. They use this to figure out the distance of stars. |
| Describe the orbital shape of most comets? What does it look like? | They are very big and nerrow ellips . It looks like a big dounut. |
| Where is the asteroid belt? | It lies between Mars and Jupiter. |
| Where do meteoroids come from? | They come from comets and astroiseds. |
| What is the difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and a meteorite? | A meteor is a strick of light in the sky. A meteororid is a dust or chunk of rock in space. A metorite is a chunk of rock thats hit the Earth. |
| What is the difference between a spring tide and a neap tide? | Spring tide-dimanded forces produce a tide with greatest dirrfances bettwen consecutive low and high tides.Neap Tides-A tide with least diffrance between consecvtivelow and high tides. |
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