moon phases
tides
seasons
seasons part 2
eclipses
100
The moon getting larger.
What is waxing
100

the number of high tides per day.

What is 2?

100
Angle of the tilt the earth.
What is 23.5 degrees
100
the longest and shortest days of the year (include when they occur).
What are the solstices (June and December)?
100

The order of the earth, moon and sun during a lunar eclipse.

What is Sun, Earth, Moon?

200
this phase of the moon occurs twice a month when moon and sun form a right angle from the Earth
What is a quarter moon?
200

The difference in high and low tides are the least - it occurs when there is a quarter moon, because the sun and moon are each "pulling" in opposite directions.

What is a neap tide?

200
Caused by the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun.
What causes seasons.
200

This increases until June and decreases until December

What is the length of day?

200

The phase of the moon during a solar eclipse.

What is a new moon?

300
When the moon is between the sun and the earth.
What is a new moon.
300

The tides when the moon and sun are each pulling in the same direction.

What is spring tides?

300
2 differences between revolution and rotation.
What is one is a day, one is a year. Rotation, is the earth spinning on its axis. Revolution is the earth orbiting the sun.
300

When the north pole gets to the most amount of sun. 

What is in summer, when the northern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun?

300

More of the Earth can see this type of eclipse when it happens.

What is a lunar eclipse?

400
3/4 of the moon is lit and the left side is dark
What is a waxing gibbous moon?
400

Moon phases when spring tides occur.

What are full and new moons?

400
If the southern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun.
What is winter in north america, summer in south america.
400

When the overhead sun is on the equator

What are on the equinoxes?

400

Two similarities between solar and lunar eclipses.

What is the sun, moon, and Earth have to be in perfect alignment and a shadow is cast over an object.

500
Draw or list the 8 phases of the moon in order starting with a new moon
500

High tide occurs on the side of the Earth facing the moon and here.

What is on the opposite side of the Earth from high tide?

500
when the day and night lengths are equal (what are they called and when do they occur).
What is the spring and fall equinox.
500

The distance of earth from the sun in winter in the northern hemisphere.

What is closer to the sun than in the summer.

500

The reason you can only see a solar eclipse at specific points on earth.

What is because the moon is so much smaller, it does not cast a very large shadow?

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