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Location on Earth that experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year: |
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Did not tilt on its axis |
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Earth would not have seasons if it: |
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Shine a bright light on 1 side of the ball |
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What should the student do to best model the cause of the day-&-night cycle? |
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The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in: |
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Length of a day would be shorter |
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| A change that would likely occur if the rate of the Earth's rotation on its axis increased: |
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A student builds the model above illustrating the 4 phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth. The student should shine the flashlight (representing the Sun) on the model Earth from Position: |
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| A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for 1 month. On the first night of the student's observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which phase will the student observe next? |
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Which pair of diagrams shows the moon's phase immediately before & immediately after this phase? |
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What part of the lunar cycle occurred between Jan. 5th & 7th? |
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| Different relative positions of the Sun, the moon, & Earth have different effects on Earth's oceans. Model the relative positions of the Sun, the moon, & Earth that have the greatest effect on ocean tides: |
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| Model the lowest tides @ Position X: |
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| The most likely moon phase for when the Earth is experiencing a neap tide: |
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| The moon's gravitational pull |
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| What has the greatest effect on the Earth's tides? |
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| The alignment of the moon & Sun has an effect on Earth's ocean tides. What force causes this effect? |
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| Which moon phases are associated with the highest tides? |
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Susan sketched the appearance of the moon each night. Above is her entry for last night. What will Susan's entry look like in 14 days? |
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In the northern hemisphere, if the left side of the moon is dark, then the light part is growing. This is referred to as: |
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At which position on the diagram above does the waxing gibbous phase of the moon occur? |
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Which moon phase would be present during an neap tide? |
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A student observed the phases of the moon over a 1 month period & recorded the above data. which phase of the moon is missing? |
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Which phase in the lunar cycle would directly follow the phase pictured above? |
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| The alignment of the moon & the Sun has an affect on Earth's ocean tides. What force causes this effect? |
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| The cyclical nature of tides |
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What is caused primarily by the gravitational force between the Earth & the moon? |
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| Which moon phases are associated with the highest tides? |
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