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Study for overall creek chapter 10 test
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Science
6th Grade
03/03/2016

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during tennessee summer months it points towards the sun and receives more direct solar energy and experiences higher temperatures what hemisphere?
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north hemisphere
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during tennessee winter month it points towards the sun
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south hemisphere
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during tennessee winter months it receives less direct solar energy and experiences lower temperatures because it points away from the sun
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north hemisphere
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during tennessee winter summer months it points away from the sun
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south hemisphere
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the time when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator
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solstice
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at the equinox the number of daylight hours is __________ the number of nighttime hours over the world
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equal
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moon takes blank days to revolve around the earth once
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27.3
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why do we always see the same side of the moon from earth
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the rate of which the moon rotates is the same at which the moon revolves
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what causes different appearances of the moon
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the amount of reflection changes
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when the moon is _____ the sunlit part seems to be getting larger and when it is ____the sunlit part seems to be getting smaller
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waxing then waning
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tides
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daily changes in the level of ocean water
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the moons pull is strongest at the place on earth that is
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directly facing the moon
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tides are influenced by
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gravity
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the pull of the moon on the ocean causes water to bulge and create
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high tides
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the two factors that determine when tides occur are the rotation of earth and
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revolution of the moon
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how long does it take for a spot on earth that is facing the moon to face the same side again
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24 hours and 50 minutes
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greatest tidal range
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bay of fundy
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smallest daily tidal range
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neap tides
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sun moon and earth are alined
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spring tide
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