Earth
Moon Phases
Eclipses & Tides
Moon
Seasons
100
The motion that causes day and night
What is rotation?
100
The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called
What are phases?
100
Tides are caused by the force of gravity from the _________ and the __________ acting on the Earth
What is the sun and the moon?
100
Name three major features of the moon's surface
What are the Maria, Craters, and Highlands?
100
Earth has seasons because...
What is 'its axis is tilted as it orbits the sun'?
200
Time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun once
What is 365.25 days?
200
What is a waxing crescent?
200
Occurs when the moon casts a shadow on Earth
What is a solar eclipse?
200
The temperature of the moon's surface varies greatly because the moon has...
What is 'no atmosphere'?
200
When neither end of Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun
What is an equinox?
300
The strength of the force of gravity depends on...
What is mass and distance?
300
The phase of the moon we see on Earth during a solar eclipse
What is a new moon?
300
The darkest part of the shadow on an eclipse
what is the umbra?
300
Where might water be found on the moon?
What is 'near the poles'?
300
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, it is ___________ in the southern hemisphere.
What is winter?
400
Two factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits
What is gravity and inertia?
400
What is 'waning gibbous'?
400
The type of eclipse more people witness
what is a lunar eclipse?
400
The moon can be seen from Earth because _______________ reflects off the moon's surface
What is sunlight?
400
Occurs on December 21 or 22 in the Northern Hemisphere
What is the winter solstice?
500
It is warmer near the equator because it is receiving more...
What is 'direct sunlight'?
500
The length of time it takes for the moon to go through all of it's 8 phases
What is 29.5 days?
500
A lunar eclipse can only occur during the ________________ phase of the moon
What is 'full moon'?
500
We always see the same side of the moon because the moon's full rotation on its axis and its orbit around the earth are...
What is 'equal'?
500
When the sun is highest in the sky and we are receiving the most direct sunlight
What is summer solstice?