Unit 6 Vocab

What is a sun spot

• A type of dessert made from sunflower seeds
• A type of sunscreen for sensitive skin
• A type of spacecraft designed to study the sun
• A temporary phenomenon on the sun's photosphere

A point around which an object orbits is called a

• barycenter

• edge
• corner
• focus

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A neap tide is

• When the difference between high and low tide is the greatest
• When there is no tidal movement
• When the tide is at its highest point
• When the difference between high and low tide is the least

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The twice-a-year occurrence during which Earth's axis is perpendicular (at a 90 angle) to a line joining the Sun and Earth's center

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What is a tide?

• The color of the ocean water
• The temperature of the ocean water
• The movement of water caused by wind
• The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun.

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The northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator

Earth's natural satellite

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What is a solar flare?

• A type of ice cream made with solar energy
• A new type of dance move popularized by the sun
• A method of cooking food using sunlight
• A sudden, intense burst of radiation from the sun's surface

An imaginary pole that runs from the north pole to the south pole, through Earth’s center, on which the Earth rotates

• Magnetic South Pole

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer
• Axis

An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon

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