TOPIC 8 A (F) OBJECTIVES
THE EARTH IN SPACE
1. Determine the characteristics that allow for life to exist on planet Earth.
2. a. Define rotation.
b. Define revolution.
3. Explain how the Foucault's pendulum and the Coriolis effect demonstrate that the Earth rotates.
4. Identify the path of the Sun, as viewed in the United States, in the following terms:
1) Location of Sun rise.
2) Location of Sun set.
3) Height of arc at noon.
5. Describe and identify from diagrams, the Sun's daily path through the sky for all four seasons in New York State.
6. List two factors that determine the apparent path of the Sun.
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7 a. Explain how the angle of the sun varies on a daily cycle.
b. Explain how the angle of the sun varies on an annual cycle.
8. Identify the southern and most northern latitudes at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at some point during the year.
9. Compare the location of the noon Sun and length of day from other latitudes with positions in New York State.
10. Examine the patterns of the length of the day at the equator and the poles.
11. Identify the relationship between the length of daylight hours and the temperature of a location.
12. List the factors, which cause the seasons.
13. Identify the location of each of the four seasons in a diagram of Earth's orbit.
14 a. Explain the cause of the phases of the Moon.
b. On a diagram or model of the Earth, Sun, and Moon system, identify the eight phases of the Moon.
c. Identify the length of time required for the Moon to go through one cycle of phases.
15 a. Identify the cause of the tides.
b. Construct or interpret graph of tide data.16 a. Identify the causes of solar and lunar eclipses.
b. Explain why we don't experience solar and lunar eclipses each month.
