Wednesday WUET

Front

True or False: The moon does not produce its own light.

Back

True

Front

What is the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every 12.5 hours called?

Back

Tides

Front

What causes tides on Earth?

Back

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth.

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around its own axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the imaginary line that runs around the Earth at 0 degrees?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth around the sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the force that attracts objects towards each other, such as the Earth and the moon?

Back

Gravity

Front

What are the two main types of tides?

Back

Spring tides and neap tides.

Front

What is the term for the position of the moon in relation to the Earth and sun?

Back

Lunar phases.

Front

What is the effect of the Earth's rotation on the appearance of the sun in the sky?

Back

It causes the sun to appear to rise in the east and set in the west.