Interesting Earth, Sun, Moon, And Weather Quiz

It takes 365 days (or 1 year) for Earth to rotate around the sun once. In that time, there are 4 seasons.

Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects with mass. In the case of the moon and Earth, gravity is the force that pulls them towards each other. This gravitational force is responsible for keeping the moon in orbit around the Earth and also causes tides on Earth. Without the force of gravity, the moon and Earth would not be pulled towards each other, and their relationship would be completely different.

During the new moon phase, the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. This means that the side of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun is facing away from Earth, making it appear as if there is no visible moon in the sky. This is why the lighted half of the moon faces away from Earth during the new moon phase.

Earth is tilted on an axis, so different amounts of sunlight reaches Earth at different angles. This is what causes seasons to occur.

The distance between the Earth and Sun changes because Earth's orbit around the sun is an elliptical shape but that isn't the main cause of seasons.

During the transition from the new moon phase to the full moon phase, the amount of the moon's lighted side that is visible from Earth gradually increases. This is because as the moon orbits around the Earth, the angle between the sun, Earth, and moon changes, causing different portions of the moon's surface to be illuminated. As the moon moves from the new moon phase to the full moon phase, more and more of the lighted side becomes visible, resulting in an increasing amount of the moon's lighted side being seen from Earth.

Celestial objects are things that occur take up space in outer space. Humans take up space on Earth so it isn't considered a celestial object. Earth takes up space in the universe so it can be considered a celestial object.

A satellite is any object that revolves around another object in space. Satellites can be natural, such as moons, or artificial, such as man-made objects launched into orbit around the Earth. They are used for various purposes, including communication, weather monitoring, navigation, and scientific research. Satellites are essential for modern telecommunications and play a crucial role in providing services like global positioning systems (GPS) and satellite television.

Remember that air moves from an area of high air pressure to an area of low air pressure. Movement of air is called wind.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks sunlight and casts a shadow on Earth.

Galileo observed that the moon's surface is filled with round pits, which are known as craters. These craters are formed due to the impact of meteoroids and other celestial bodies on the moon's surface. The presence of these craters indicates that the moon has undergone a history of intense bombardment from space debris. The other options, such as highlands, seas, and maria, do not accurately describe the round pits on the moon's surface.

Tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the moon on different parts of the Earth. The moon's gravitational force is stronger on the side of the Earth that is closer to it, causing a bulge in the ocean known as a high tide. On the opposite side of the Earth, there is also a high tide due to the moon's gravitational force pulling the Earth away from the water. This creates a second bulge in the ocean. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the planet experience these tidal bulges, resulting in the regular rise and fall of the tides.

Day and night is caused by Earth's rotation on its axis. The tilt of Earth and Earth's revolution around the sun causes seasons.

Remember that the summer solstice occurs when the northern hemisphere of Earth is tilted towards the Sun. The direct rays causes longer and warmer days.

Remember the water cycle.

The Tropic of Cancer is in the northern hemisphere. Remember when sunlight is directly on the southern hemisphere then that area will experience a summer solstice.

Equinox occur when Earth's axis is perpendicular to the sun's rays. Earth's axis is not tiled towards nor away from the sun. The axis is at a 90 degree angle to the sun's rays.

Remember that a lunar eclipse occurs when the sun blocks the light of the moon. The entire moon is only visible during a full moon.

The moon's shadow is much smaller than the Sun's shadow.

You never see the far side of the moon (opposite side) because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth.

The phase of the moon you see depends on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth. This is because the moon does not emit its own light, but rather reflects the sunlight. As the moon orbits around the Earth, the amount of the sunlit side that is visible from Earth changes, resulting in different phases of the moon. When the sunlit side is fully facing Earth, we see a full moon, and when none of the sunlit side is facing Earth, we see a new moon. The different phases, such as crescent, quarter, and gibbous, occur depending on the angle at which the sun's light hits the moon and how much of that illuminated side is visible from Earth.

Cool air masses tend to fall and flow under warm air masses because cool air is denser than warm air. This density difference causes the cool air to sink and flow beneath the warm air. As a result, the cool air displaces the warm air and creates a boundary between the two air masses. This phenomenon is known as subsidence, and it is a characteristic of stable atmospheric conditions.

The high tides get lower and the low tides get higher.

On Monday, the first tide of the day was at 6:00AM and it was at 1.5m. (low tide)
On Thursday, the first tide of the day was at 12:30AM and it was at 6.1m. (higher)
This shows that the low tide got higher.

On Monday, the second tide of the day was at 2:00PM and it was at 6.7m. (high tide)
On Thursday, the second tide of the day was at 12:30AM and it was at 2.3m. (lower)
This shows that the high tide got lower.

On Monday, the third tide of the day was at 10:30PM and it was at 1.7m. (low tide)
On Thursday, the third tide of the day was at 12:00AM and it was at 5.9m. (higher)
This shows that the low tide got higher.

Therefore, the high tides get lower and the low tides get higher.

There are usually 2 high tides and 2 low tides in about a day, so in about half a day there should be 1 low tide and 1 high tide.

Two low tides and one high tide occurs. Some places may not have 4 tides because
the shapes of bays, inlets, and the ocean floor can affect the flow of water.

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  The plunger of a syringe that has a marshamallow is pushed down = An area of high pressure is created causing low volume of air


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  The plunger of a syringe that has a marshamallow is pulled back. = An area of low pressure is created causing high volume of air to push into the pockets in the marshmallow.


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  Blowing air across a strip of paper. = An area of low pressure is created and the high pressure replaces the low pressure to cause lift.


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  A balloon is wrapped around an Erlenmyer flask and placed in hot water. = Hot air rises and increases in volume in a container.


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  A balloon is wrapped around an Erlenmyer flask and is taken out of the hot water and placed in cold water. = Cold air falls and decraeases in pressure and volume in a container.