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Objective review - Coggle Diagram
Objective review
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Orbit, Equinox, Solstice
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Solstice
winter
Our winter solstice is when the sun is pointing directly at the north pole, giving us the least daylight hours and the northern hemisphere the most daylight hours
summer
our summer solstice is when the sun is pointing directly at the south pole giving us the longest daylight and the northern hemisphere the shortest daylight hours
Eclipses
Solar Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth's surface.
Lunar Eclipse
There are three types of lunar eclipse, the total lunar eclipse, the partial lunar eclipse, and the penumbral, lunar eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse is when the moon fully passes into the Earths umbra and takes of a reddish tint due to the refracted light from the blue areas in the penumbra shadows that then changes to red in the umbra shadow.
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Partial Lunar Eclipse
This happens when the moon is half in the umbra shadow and the other half is in the penumbra shadow and this gives in a coloured look where it is half reddish and half blueish due to the penumbra's light and the refracted light in the umbra
Earth
Rotation is the Earth spinning at 23.5 degrees on its axis. Each rotation is 23 hours and 56 minutes, we call this a day
revolution is the Earth circling the sun, each revolution is 365.25 days, or a year