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Flashcards by Mary Munchkin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Mary Munchkin
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| How many days does it take for the Earth to orbit the Sun? | It takes 365 1/4 days for the Earth to orbit the sun. |
| How long between leap years? | Every 4 years a leap year occurs, with an extra day. The extra day occurs in February. |
| What is the average distance between the Earth and Sun? | The average distance between the Earth and Sun is 15 million kilometers. |
| What is Earth's number out of all the planets in the solar system? | Earth is the planet in 3rd planet in the solar system. |
| What is the diameter of Earth? | The diameter of the Earth is 12756 km. |
| How many degrees is the Earth tilted off the polar vertical? | 23 1/2 degrees off the polar vertical. |
| How long does it take for the moon to rotate around the Earth once? | The moon rotates around the Earth once every 28 days. |
| What is a solar eclipse? | A solar eclipse or Eclipses of the Sun occur when the moon moves between the Sun and the Earth. The shadow of the moon falls on the Earth causing total or partial darkness. Solar eclipses only occur during a New Moon. |
| What is a lunar eclipse? | A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves into the shadow of the Earth. Lunar |
| Viewed from the North Pole which way does the Earth rotate? | The Earth rotates anti-clockwise. |
| How many hours does one rotation of Earth take? | One rotation of Earth takes 24 hours, resulting in day and night phases. |
| What shape is Earth closest too? | Earth's shape is closest to a sphere. |
| What is the equatorial circumference of Earth? | The Earth's equatorial circumference is 40075 km. |
| What is the Earth's polar circumference? | The Earth's polar circumference is 40008 km. |
| The gravity of the Earth and Moon causes what to bulge? | The gravity of the Earth and Moon cause the oceans of Earth to bulge. |
| When do King Tides occur? | King Tides occur at new and full moons. |
| When do Neap Tides occur? | Neap Tides occur at the first and third quarter phases of the moon. |
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