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Sun, Earth, Moon Homework 11/9 – 11/13/2015

Moon Phases and Tides 1. Follow the instructions on the diagram below.

2. The diagram below is a tidal graph that shows the high and low tides for an entire month. In the blanks below, name the tides and draw the moon phases for the identified days on the chart.

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D B

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A. _______________ Tide name

B. _______________ Tide name

C. _______________ Tide name

A. _______________ Tide name

Moon Phase

Moon Phase

Moon Phase

Moon Phase

Seasons 3. Explain why the Earth experiences seasons.

4. To what degree is the Earth tilted on its axis? What would happen if the Earth was not tilted?

5. What season would it be for a city located at point “A”? What season for city “B”?

6. Would the days at a city located at point B be shorter or longer? Explain your answer.

Use the following diagram to answer questions 7-12.

7. At point C which hemisphere would be experiencing longer daylight hours? 8. Compare the daylight hours for the northern and southern hemisphere at point B? 9. What season is being experienced in the northern hemisphere at point A? 10. What is a winter solstice? What is a summer solstice? Which point is experiencing a winter solstice in the northern hemisphere? 11. What is an equinox, and which point(s) are experiencing an equinox in the above diagram? 12. Which point is experiencing fall in the southern hemisphere?