8th Grade STAAR Review: Category 3- Earth and Space (part I)

Earth's year-long orbit around the sun. Causes seasons along with Earth’s tilt.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Solstice

Spinning of Earth on its axis – takes 24 hours. Causes day/night.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Solstice

The day the Sun reaches its greatest distance North or South of the Equator causing the longest or shortest day of the year.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Solstice

The day the Sun is directly above the Equator causing equal hours of night time and day time.

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

• Solstice

The tide at its fullest when the water reaches its highest level.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

The state of the tide at its lowest level.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

The tide just after the new or full moon when there is the greatest difference between the high and low water (higher high tides, and lower low tides).

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

The tide just after the first or last quarters of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low water.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

If it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season would the Southern Hemisphere? Why?

• Winter, because the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• Summer, because the whole earth is closer to the sun

• Spring, because the Southern Hemisphere is closer to the Equator

• Fall, because the earth is not tilted

What are the 2 reasons we have seasons on Earth?

• Revolution and Tilt

• Rotation and Revolution

• The Earth moves closer to, and farther away from the sun.

• Weather and Wind