Name ______________________________ Period ________________
Unit F Study Guide KEY
Fill in the blanks to complete the statements below. Use your key notes to help you.
1. One day on ____Earth_____________ is the time it takes for Earth to
____rotate______________ one time on its ______axis_______________.
2. The ocean’s ____tides_______________ are caused by the
____gravitational________ pull between the Earth and the ____Sun________________ and
the ______Moon______________.
3. One cycle of the _____Moon_______________ phases takes about one
____month_____________ or __________29.5__________ days.
4. If a planet has a shorter day than Earth does, it is because it
_____rotates_______________ faster on its _________axis___________.
5. There are about _______two_______________ weeks between a full moon and a
_______new______________ moon.
Use the following diagram to answer Questions 6-9. Note that S represents the Sun, E is Earth,
and M is the Moon.
6. Diagram A represents the position of the Moon during a __________full___________
moon phase.
7. Diagram B represents the position of the Moon during a ________last quarter_________
moon phase.
8. Diagram C represents the position of the Moon during a _________new___________
moon phase.
9. Diagrams A and C represent the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during extreme
tides.
10. _50__% of the Moon is lit by the Sun unless there is a lunar
________eclipse___________.
11. If Earth’s axis was tilted 50 degrees instead of the usual __23.5_ degrees, we would
experience more extreme ______seasons_________ on Earth.
12. Earth’s tilt on its _____axis______________ combined with its
_____revolution__________ around the Sun cause the _________seasons_____________ and
Earth to have more daylight in _____summer_________ than in winter.
13. The phases of the Moon are caused by the _____Moon____________ revolving around the
______Earth_____________, causing us to see different portions of the lit
________half______________ of the Moon.
14. When the bright part of the Moon appears to grow larger each day, the Moon is said to be
_______waxing_______.
15. When the bright part of the Moon appears to grow smaller each day, the Moon is said to
be _____waning_____________.
16. We have leap years to keep the ________calendar________ matching the
______seasons__________.
17. If the Earth revolved more slowly around the ______Sun______________, we would have a
longer ______year_______________ and longer seasons.
18. You went outside of JMS and sat in the shade of a tree for two hours. While you were
there, the shade from the tree got smaller and smaller. During which 2 hour period were you
sitting outside?
a. From 8:00 to 10:00 AM
b. From 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Use the diagrams below to answer questions 19-21.
19. In Diagram A, the Northern Hemisphere would be experiencing _____winter___________
while the Southern Hemisphere would be experiencing _________summer__________.
20. In Diagram B, the Northern Hemisphere would be experiencing
______summer__________ while the Southern Hemisphere would be experiencing
______winter______________.
21. The Earth is NEVER in positions _C__ and _D_.
