Unit 7 Vocab

Front

What is the cycle of daytime and nighttime caused by the rotation of the Earth about its axis?

Back

Day/Night Cycle

Front

What is a tide during the first or third quarter moon, when the difference between high and low water is least?

Back

Neap tide

Front

What is the cycle of summer, fall, winter, and spring due to variation in intensity of the sun and length of day caused by the tilt of the earth?

Back

Season Cycle

Front

What is a tide during a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water?

Back

Spring Tide

Front

What is the alternate rising and falling of the sea, due to the gravitational pull of the moon?

Back

Tide

Front

What is the imaginary line that the Earth rotates around?

Back

Axis

Front

What is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the movement of the Earth around the Sun, which takes about 365 days to complete?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the term for the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun that causes different seasons?

Back

Tilt of the Earth

Front

What is the phenomenon that occurs when the gravitational pull of the moon causes the water level in the oceans to rise and fall?

Back

Tidal Force