Phases of the Moon
Eclipses
Seasons
Tides
Misc
100
The phase of the moon that appears following a waning crescent.
What is a new moon.
100
What is the dark shadow in an eclipse called?
The umbra
100

These are caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis

Seasons

100
What moon phases cause spring tides?
A full or new moon
100

The movement of one object around another.

Revolution/Orbit

200

The phase where the moon is not visible

New Moon

200
What is the lighter shadow in an eclipse called?
The penumbra
200

When Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun in the Northern Hemisphere, the season is what?

Summer

200
The difference between a high tide and a low tide in height
What is a tidal range?
200

The shape of a Earth's orbit around the Sun. 

Elliptical

300

How much of the moon is always sunlit?

1/2

300
What is the relative positions of planetary bodies during a lunar eclipse?
The sun, the Earth, the moon
300

the tilt angle of the earth.

23.5 Degrees

300

Occurs when the moon and sun are at a right angle from one another

Neap Tides
300

The spinning of a celestial body on its axis.

Rotation

400

What is the name of the shape of the moon that is nearly full and getting fuller?

Waxing Gibbous

400
What is relative positions of the planetary bodies during a solar eclipse?
The sun, the moon, and the Earth
400
What is the season in the northern hemisphere when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
Winter time in the northern hemisphere
400
The "lump" of water created by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the Earth
What is the tidal bulge?
400

The shortest day of the year, occurs around December 22nd. 

The winter solstice.

500
What is the difference between waxing and waning?
Waxing is the moon going from new to full. Waning is the moon going from full to new.
500
What is the moon phase when a lunar eclipse would be visible?
During a full moon
500
What is the length of each season?
Three months
500

Spring tides occur during which two phases of the moon?

New and Full Moon

500

When there are equal daylight and nighttime hours. Occurs twice throughout the year, once in Spring and again in Autumn.

Equinox

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