Moon Phases
The number of moon phases in a lunar cycle
What is 8
The curved path that a space object takes around another star, planet, or moon
What is an orbit
There are 31 days in January.
A new moon occurs on January 1st.
The date of the next new moon...
What is January 30th
The object the Earth orbits
What is the sun
The order of seasons in the northern hemisphere starting in January
What is winter, spring, summer, fall
The length of each moon phase
What is 3-4 days
The number of days it takes the Earth to complete one full orbit around the sun
What is 365 days
The type of eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
What is a solar eclipse
The object the Moon orbits
What is Earth
The order of seasons in the southern hemisphere starting in January
What is summer, fall, winter, spring
The phase in which the moon is fully illuminated (lit up)
What is a full moon
The number of days it takes the Moon to complete one full lunar cycle
What is 29.5 days
The type of eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon
What is a lunar eclipse
The type of object the sun is
What is a star
Earth's tilt affects seasons by
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The type of phases that occur after a new moon, waxing or waning
What are waxing phases
The direction that the Earth and Moon orbit and rotate
What is counterclockwise
The month that the northern hemisphere is most tilted towards the sun
What is June
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
What is 23.5 degrees
The effect of the moons gravity on earth
What is causing tides
The next phase after a new moon
What is waxing crescent
The number of degrees the moon's orbital plane is tilted
What is 5-6 degrees
The season in the southern hemisphere when it is winter in the northern hemisphere
What is summer
The name of the gradual changes in the moons appearance
What are phases
The reason why we do not have an eclipse every time the moon is in front of or behind the earth
What is the nodes must align for the shadow to be cast on the moon or the earth
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